To diabetics insulin is as essential as oxygen without which we will simply die a slow and painful death via either number 1 or 2 – - High blood glucose coma induced by ketoacidosis meaning dangerously high levels of ketones, they are acids that builds up and poisons the body.
- High blood glucose over long periods of time damaging blood vessels in may organs causing blindness, strokes, heart attacks, kidney failure and amputations
Today thanks to Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and all the geniuses we have insulin and continues innovative research.
Early this month, according to a
Link to the full list of the Greatest Canadian Invention I am sure you will agree with the winner.
1 comment:
Wow!
That's quite a list. Thanks for sharing it.
It's almost hard to beleive that insulin beat out things such as the telephone, the light bulb, the electron microscope, the wonderbra, basketball, and the zipper!
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