Born on January 11
The First Insulin Injection
The day diabetes met its match.
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Where it comes from
This Story marks the anniversary of 11 January 1922, when Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old patient at Toronto General Hospital, became the first person with diabetes to be injected with insulin. He weighed 65 pounds and was close to death.
How it's celebrated
There is no formal observance, but the anniversary is a good day to thank the doctors, nurses and researchers behind everyday medicines, and the people who live with diabetes and manage it every day.
Did you know
Leonard Thompson lived for another 13 years on insulin.
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