Type 1 Diabetes: It’s Professional and Very Personal
“While helping to run the morgue at Ground Zero, I remember excusing myself and going over to a burned-out corner to check my blood sugar,” says Dr. Baker.
Endocrinology
On the Front Lines of Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
In 1922, Dr. Frederick Banting and his assistant Charles Best discovered how to extract insulin from a dog’s pancreas, completely altering the once fatal diagnosis and changing the paradigm for care.