Before this, children with diabetic ketoacidosis rarely survived. After injections, blood sugar levels dropped, acidosis reversed, and patients regained consciousness within hours. The work of Frederick Banting and Charles Best quickly changed global medicine, turning diabetes from a fatal illness into a controllable condition with regular therapy and monitoring.
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Bliss, Michael. The Discovery of Insulin. University of Chicago Press, 1982.
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