Visual Thinking Routine
I am thinking of The Discovery Of Insulin, from the point of view of Frederick G Banting
I have to admit that at first I and I'm sure my colleagues felt the same, I was doubting that we would ever find the solution to the great feat of discovering a treatment for Diabetes. It took what felt like forever to finally make the revolution. We started just trying to extract the insulin which was thought to be able to treat diabetes and eventually moved on to treating a 14 year old boy who was suffering with diabetes with the fluid. After nearly 3 years of trialing, waiting for it to be produced on a mass scale, and receiving my joint Nobel Prize with J.J.R. Macleod. But finally after all this time we can successfully say that we have saved all those who just 3 years ago would have had a death wish. The satisfaction that comes to me when I realized that I have been blessed with saving many thousands if not millions of lives.
Some questions I have from this viewpoint are:
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Will there ever be an actual cure for diabetes rather than just a treatment? Because as good as Insulin is, it isn't actually a cure.
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What organizations will continue to look after diabetics to continue our legacy?
I am thinking of The Discovery Of Insulin, from the point of view of a recently diagnosed Type 1 Diabetic
The thought that there could ever be a treatment for diabetes is unimaginable. Just 1 month before I realized that scientists were working on a solution, I was diagnosed with diabetes. I thought that it was a death sentence. But then I realized that a handful of very competent scientist were working without rest, on a solution to the death sentence. I knew not to get my hopes up as there may not be a cure and if there was, the chances of them finding the solution were even less. There were so many more possibilities of me dying from the condition than the scientists finding the treatment or cure and getting it to me. I was told I was only going to live for a few weeks, maybe a few months! But somehow the stars aligned so that I was eventually given the treatment (not a cure) often enough to keep me alive.
Some questions I have from this viewpoint are:
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How long did the operation take to discover and extract insulin so that it could be used in humans?
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Will there be a cure for diabetes in the future? As the treatment they made was amazing but you constantly have to take the medication.
I am thinking of The Discovery Of Insulin, from the point of view of a regular doctor at the time
Saying that I was skeptical at the time was an understatement. I was almost angry when they thought they would be so clueless and try to extract the illusive insulin. 'The three semi-famous doctors who thought they could solve diabetes'. Despite this, I was hoping against hope that they would succeed and go on to supervise mass production around the world for all diabetics. As they gained progress, I gained hope and lost skepticism, but there was still the doubt in my mind that all the research and testing would be in vain. As I'm sure they were, I was overjoyed at the first successful test on a human, this was a breakthrough, not just in insulin, but in medical testing. It was a day to remember.
Some questions I have from this viewpoint are:
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What made Frederick G Banting and the others interested in insulin and medicine as a whole?
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Will there ever be any other breakthroughs is insulin in the future?