In this essay, I will be writing about a scientific discovery of my choice. I have therefore decided to choose Insulin as my chosen subject due to it being one of the best medical discoveries ever made. Insulin is used worldwide and has a great importance in all patients with type 1 diabetes, and for some patients with type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetics must take insulin daily in order to survive.
Before the discovery of insulin, millions of people lost their lives due to having diabetes. Egyptians would treat diabetes using a mixture of water, bones, wheat, lead and ground earth. Physicians would also use a usual practice such as blistering patients also opium was used in order to decrease the pain of diabetic patients that were dying. Other …show more content…
Frederick Banting and Charles Best would then later do an experiment on another dog, this time, they surgically ligated the dog 's pancreas and this put a halt to the flow of nourishment in order for the pancreas to deteriorate. Following some time they would later extract the pancreas, cut it into portions and froze the portions in a combination of water and salts. When the portions were partially frozen, they were ground up and filtered. The confined substance was labelled as isletin. The extract was later inserted into the dog that was diabetic as a result of this the dog 's blood glucose level decreased and the dog was visibly in good condition and was not weak anymore. Banting and Best would give the diabetic dog several injections a day in order to keep the dog active and not suffer any symptoms.
Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles best would later carry out additional experiments this time on the pancreas from cows. Through the pancreas of cows, they were able to create an adequate amount of extract in order to keep several diabetic dogs alive. Professor John Macleod would later supply them with an increase in funds and to a better quality laboratory; it was this professor who suggested on naming the extract
Before the discovery of insulin, millions of people lost their lives due to having diabetes. Egyptians would treat diabetes using a mixture of water, bones, wheat, lead and ground earth. Physicians would also use a usual practice such as blistering patients also opium was used in order to decrease the pain of diabetic patients that were dying. Other …show more content…
Frederick Banting and Charles Best would then later do an experiment on another dog, this time, they surgically ligated the dog 's pancreas and this put a halt to the flow of nourishment in order for the pancreas to deteriorate. Following some time they would later extract the pancreas, cut it into portions and froze the portions in a combination of water and salts. When the portions were partially frozen, they were ground up and filtered. The confined substance was labelled as isletin. The extract was later inserted into the dog that was diabetic as a result of this the dog 's blood glucose level decreased and the dog was visibly in good condition and was not weak anymore. Banting and Best would give the diabetic dog several injections a day in order to keep the dog active and not suffer any symptoms.
Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles best would later carry out additional experiments this time on the pancreas from cows. Through the pancreas of cows, they were able to create an adequate amount of extract in order to keep several diabetic dogs alive. Professor John Macleod would later supply them with an increase in funds and to a better quality laboratory; it was this professor who suggested on naming the extract