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Nov 30, 2010 · A book about Elizabeth Hughes, a young girl with type 1 diabetes who survived thanks to insulin, a miracle drug discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles Best. The book also tells the story of insulin's development, patent, and impact on the pharmaceutical industry and diabetes care.
Elizabeth Evans Hughes Gossett (August 19, 1907 – April 21, 1981), the daughter of statesman Charles Evans Hughes, was the first American, and one of the first people in the world, treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes. She received over 42,000 insulin shots over her lifetime.
Sep 14, 2010 · A historical book about Elizabeth Hughes, a diabetic girl who received insulin injections in 1919, and the Canadian researchers who purified insulin from animal pancreases. The book follows the race against time and the challenges of making insulin available to the world.
Oct 4, 2010 · It was to Dr. Allen that the eminent American jurist and Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes turned when his daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with diabetes in 1919, at age 11.
Read the letters of Elizabeth Hughes, a 15-year-old girl with diabetes, who received insulin from Dr. Frederick Banting in 1922. Learn how she coped with the treatment, diet and travel in the context of her family and historical events.
Aug 16, 2011 · Breakthrough : Elizabeth Hughes, the discovery of insulin, and the making of a medical miracle. by. Cooper, Thea; Ainsberg, Arthur. Publication date. 2010. Topics. Gossett, Elizabeth Hughes, 1908-1981, Insulin, Diabetes. Publisher. New York : St. Martin's Press.
A book by Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsberg that tells the story of Elizabeth Hughes, one of the first children to receive insulin injections, and the scientists who made it possible. Learn about the medical miracle, the human drama, and the history of diabetes treatment.
