the first miracle drug . . . .

[alfresco]

From The New York Times:

Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug

Injectable insulin, long sought by researchers,
is a blockbuster medication whose birth is
almost forgotten.

http://nyti.ms/cdTLy0

Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle
written by Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsberg

 

[Matsuo Munefusa]

was it discovered before penicillin?

injectible insulin is a miracle drug.

 

[kid1dakota]

From The New York Times:

Rediscovering the First Miracle Drug

Injectable insulin, long sought by researchers,
is a blockbuster medication whose birth is
almost forgotten.

http://nyti.ms/cdTLy0

Thanks for that article Alfresco.I am on Lantus after being on every oral and short acting insulin and it is a great drug.It is no magic bullet as you still must do your part in watching carbs and exercise.