Krista Lamb / en Event to mark 100th anniversary of U of T's discovery of insulin and map future of diabetes care /news/u-t-event-mark-100th-anniversary-insulin-s-discovery-and-map-future-diabetes-care <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Event to mark 100th anniversary of U of T's discovery of insulin and map future of diabetes care</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1130140623.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=5jwwcXW5 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/GettyImages-1130140623.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=In0OzrUX 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/GettyImages-1130140623.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=u4TDRosm 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1130140623.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=5jwwcXW5" alt="A vial of insulin on a table"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-03-26T09:21:31-04:00" title="Friday, March 26, 2021 - 09:21" class="datetime">Fri, 03/26/2021 - 09:21</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(Photo by Samara Heisz/Getty Images)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/jim-oldfield" hreflang="en">Jim Oldfield</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/krista-lamb" hreflang="en">Krista Lamb</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/insulin-100" hreflang="en">Insulin 100</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/banting-best" hreflang="en">Banting &amp; Best</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/diabetes" hreflang="en">Diabetes</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/mount-sinai-hospital" hreflang="en">Mount Sinai Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sir-frederick-banting" hreflang="en">Sir Frederick Banting</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto will co-host a public celebration this spring on the impact of insulin, one of several&nbsp;<a href="https://insulin100.utoronto.ca/">Insulin100&nbsp;events</a> that will mark the centenary year of a discovery that has saved the lives of millions of people.</p> <p>On April 14,&nbsp;<a href="https://insulin100.utoronto.ca/event/100-years-of-insulin-celebrating-its-impact-on-our-lives/">100 Years of Insulin: Celebrating Its Impact on Our Lives</a>&nbsp;will feature researchers sharing developments in diabetes care&nbsp;and people with diabetes who are&nbsp;patient partners with&nbsp;<a href="https://diabetesaction.ca">Diabetes Action Canada</a>.</p> <p><strong><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/Perkins_Bruce.jpg" alt>Bruce Perkins</strong>,&nbsp;a diabetes researcher who lives with type 1 diabetes, will speak about the rapid evolution of treatments, including insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, islet transplants and stem cells.</p> <p>“It is humbling to realize what an extraordinary thing this discovery was 100 years ago, and that we’re so fortunate to be able to celebrate it in its fullest,” said Perkins, a professor in U of T’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/lscd/leadership-sinai-centre-for-diabetes">Leadership Sinai Diabetes Centre</a>&nbsp;at Sinai Health. “The history really motivates me. It was a simple discovery with so much impact.”</p> <p>Diabetes Action Canada&nbsp;will present the event in collaboration with the&nbsp;<a href="https://bbdc.org">Banting &amp; Best Diabetes Centre</a>&nbsp;(BBDC) at οand the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca">department of medicine</a>. The <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/">Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation</a> at οwill also support the event along with Diabetes Canada and the JDRF Canada, a non-profit focused on type 1 diabetes research and advocacy.</p> <p>Grant Maltman, curator at the Banting House National Historic Site of Canada, will recount <strong>Frederick Banting</strong>’s middle-of-the-night moment that changed history. He will also unveil a Canada Post stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discovery.</p> <p><strong><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/CHENG%202017%20A.jpg" alt>Alice Cheng,&nbsp;</strong>an associate professor in Temerty Medicine’s department of medicine&nbsp;and an endocrinologist at Trillium Health Partners and Unity Health Toronto, will co-host a panel on diabetes treatments.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It’s exciting to learn from the past&nbsp;in terms of understanding the history of the discovery, and then learn about what’s happening now and what might happen in the future,” Cheng said. “It is a celebration of the achievement, but also meant to further inspire everyone to continue this work so things keep getting better. It’s a very proud moment.”</p> <p>People living with diabetes will be front and centre at the event. They include:</p> <ul> <li>Mike Alexander, an Anishinaabe artist and athlete who has struggled with depression and addiction. He is a Sixties Scoop survivor and recently became a member of Diabetes Action Canada’s Indigenous Patient Circle.</li> <li>Chloe Pow, who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of four. She has become an advocate for people living with diabetes and, together with her father&nbsp;Conrad Pow,&nbsp;provides volunteer peer-support for other children who have been recently diagnosed.</li> <li>Jen Hanson, the executive director of the non-profit Connected in Motion. She has lived with type 1 diabetes for more than 30 years and will share ways to lead an active and healthy life.</li> </ul> <p>As well, researchers from across Canada will explain how people living with diabetes have begun playing an active and vital role in research studies.</p> <p>“When we started to explore how to celebrate this milestone, we knew that people living with diabetes needed to be at the heart of it,” said&nbsp;<strong>Gary Lewis</strong>, director of the BBDC and scientific co-lead for Diabetes Action Canada.</p> <p>“We are so thrilled to have an array of speakers who will be sharing their experiences in a way that will educate and inspire,” said Lewis, who is a professor in the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.</p> <p>“Our greatest hope is that a cure will happen within the next 100 years, but for now we want to show our appreciation for this life-saving discovery.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:21:31 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 168880 at