This child was treated with insulin in 1922 by Frederick Banting and Charles Best, who a year earlier first isolated the insulin hormone for use in diabetic therapy. Only two months separate the "before" and "after" pictures

This child was treated with insulin in 1922 by Frederick Banting and Charles Best, who a year earlier first isolated the insulin hormone for use in diabetic therapy. Only two months separate the "before" and "after" pictures

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Assal, J.-P., photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Child
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Two views of a child suffering from diabetes; the before and after views reflect the change after treatment with insulin. Verso: WHO/18198. EURO. Diabetes. SM 5-1979.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437087 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013823
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437087