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History of Diabetes in Canada: Chasing The Cure
CBC Archives

Using stories from its radio and television archives, CBC examines the history of diabetes research and treatment in Canada over the past 80 years.

Topics covered range from the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best to a contrivertial new treatment involving the transplant of pig's islet cells into human patients.