Accidental Discoveries in Medicine

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Other symptoms of diabetes include hunger, frequent thirst, weight loss, and weakness. In the early 1900’s a diagnosis of diabetes was essentially a death sentence, leaving the person with little to no hope of survival. However some hope would soon arrive for those suffering from the disorder...
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However some hope would soon arrive for those suffering from the disorder. In 1921, at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frederick Banting along with Dr. Charles Best made the discovery of a pancreatic secretion which displayed anti-diabetic characteristics...
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