Insulin Centennial

Insulin Centennial Series: The Evolution of Insulin Delivery

By Connected in Motion Insulin Centennial

This blog post on the evolution of insulin delivery is part of the insulin centennial series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. The introduction of insulin itself was one thing, but how to deliver it to people with diabetes most effectively? That’s a whole other question. From...

Sep 20

Yalow sitting at a lab bench holding a piece of lab equipment and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a white lab coat and has bottles stacked on a shelf behind her.

Insulin Centennial Series: Measuring Insulin in the Body: Rosalyn Yalow

This blog post on Rosalyn Yalow’s method for measuring insulin the body is part of the insulin centennial series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Due to its medical use for people with diabetes, insulin was available in highly pure forms. This made it the subject of...

Aug 09

Crystals and Chains: The work of Frederick Sanger & Dorothy Hodgkin in understanding the structure of Insulin

This blog about the Structure of Insulin is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can check out previous blogs in this series, written by CIM Intern Eleanor Medley, here! Insulin is a protein hormone. Two people instrumental in the advancement of protein structure...

Jul 23

A Look at the Many Types of Insulin Around Today

This blog on the types of insulin is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can check out previous blogs in this series, written by CIM Intern Eleanor Medley, here! When insulin was first introduced, there was essentially one type sourced from animals....

Jun 21

The Biology of Insulin: How does it work?!

By Connected in Motion Insulin Centennial, The Log Book

This blog on the biology of insulin is part of a series celebrating the 1ooth anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can check out previous blogs in this series, written by CIM Intern Eleanor Medley, here! If you have diabetes, you probably know what insulin looks like, feels like,...

May 02

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The Role of Animals in the Discovery of Insulin

By Connected in Motion Insulin Centennial, The Log Book

This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can check out previous blogs in this series, written by CIM Intern Eleanor Medley, here! As an animal lover, I have found it both interesting and dismaying to learn about how many...

Apr 12

Insulin Chronicles: Letters from the Early Days

By Connected in Motion Insulin Centennial, The Log Book

This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can also read our previous blogs on the people who discovered insulin; Eva Saxl & her homemade insulin; and the first recipients of insulin! All blogs were written by CIM Intern, Eleanor...

Mar 13

The Firsts: Stories of the Earliest Users of Insulin

By Connected in Motion Insulin Centennial, The Log Book

The Firsts: Stories of the Earliest Users of Insulin: This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. These blogs were written by CIM intern Eleanor Medley - you can check out our last blog on the incredible Eva Saxl here! When...

Feb 17

Image header celebrating the Insulin Centennial and Eva Saxl, who developed homemade insulin

The Incredible Eva Saxl: Homemade Insulin