Buying Insulin From Canada: A Road Map For American Diabetics
Insulin, the drug used to treat type-1 diabetes, was discovered in Ontario, Canada by Frederick Banting in 1921.
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Insulin, the drug used to treat type-1 diabetes, was discovered in Ontario, Canada by Frederick Banting in 1921.
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AMSTERDAM — After insulin was discovered in 1921, the Canadian scientists behind the breakthrough sold the patent for their formula for just Can$1. As medical researcher Frederick Banting said at the time, they wanted to make it as widely available as possible because “it belongs to the world”. In the century since then, a host of improved forms of insulin have been developed,