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
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.
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