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Meet Dr. Whitehouse: Historical Endo Extraordinaire

By AmyT on March 22, 2012

It’s not often you get to meet someone who actually worked directly with Dr. Elliott Joslin, “the father of diabetes care,” back in the day. But lucky for us, fellow D-blogger and journalist Mike Hoskins lives in Indiana, very near the Eli Lilly HQ and a gentleman who’s made an incredible impact on treating diabetes over the past 74 years. Don’t miss his (somewhat lengthy) historical perspective today:

Special to the ‘Mine by Michael Hoskins

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World Diabetes Day: Five Years and Counting!

By AmyT on November 14, 2011

According to the authorities, the annual World Diabetes Day celebration on November 14 got started way back in 1991.  But of course nobody heard much about it until that history-making UN resolution was signed, recognizing the urgency of diabetes and declaring World Diabetes Day an official United Nations Day, to be observed every year beginning in 2007.  That was when IDF kicked off the global Monument Challenge, encouraging cities around the world to illuminate their most…

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