Frederick Banting
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Insulin Isolation

Banting and his team isolated insulin, transforming diabetes from a fatal diagnosis to a manageable condition. Before insulin, diabetic children died within months. The first patient treated made a miraculous recovery. Insulin therapy has since saved millions of lives and enabled diabetics to live normal, healthy lives, marking one of medicine's greatest breakthroughs.

Frederick Banting

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