This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes by the Decades

March 05, 2024 Colleen Mitchell Episode 234
Diabetes by the Decades
This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes
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This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes by the Decades
Mar 05, 2024 Episode 234
Colleen Mitchell

What's the history of type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered in 1921?

We have come a long way from animal-sourced insulin and needles that had to be sharpened after multiple uses. 

Sometimes it's mind-boggling to think that T1D was a straight-up death sentence just over a hundred years ago.

With that in mind, Jessie walks us through diabetes research and milestones decade by decade, including our own diagnoses. 

What to do next...

  1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
  2. Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club
  3. Follow the Pod on Instagram
  4. Follow Colleen on Instagram
  5. Follow Jessie on Instagram
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What's the history of type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered in 1921?

We have come a long way from animal-sourced insulin and needles that had to be sharpened after multiple uses. 

Sometimes it's mind-boggling to think that T1D was a straight-up death sentence just over a hundred years ago.

With that in mind, Jessie walks us through diabetes research and milestones decade by decade, including our own diagnoses. 

What to do next...

  1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
  2. Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club
  3. Follow the Pod on Instagram
  4. Follow Colleen on Instagram
  5. Follow Jessie on Instagram
  6. Follow us on TikTok