charles best the co-inventor of insulin helen ball 2005
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Charles BestThe Co-Inventor of Insulin
Helen Ball2005
Life
He was born in West Pembroke, Maine
Was born on February 27,1899
Died on March 31, 1978 He full name was Charles
Herbert Best.
Education
Went to school in U.S, Canada and Europe.
Graduated from the University of Toronto.
Was a medical student in 1921.
Achievements 1923 Nobel Prize
in Physiology and Medicine.
Was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame in 1994.
Became Adviser of United Nations World Health Organizations.
Insulin Was discovered in
1921 Produced in insets
of Langerhorns (which is located in the pancreas)
Also called glucose.
Insulin The definition is “A
hormone that regulates the body’s use of sugar and food”.
Affects the body’s use of protein, fat and mineral products.
The First Insulin Tests(Dog)
The first insulin test was on a diabetic dog.
The insulin was extracted out of its pancreas.
The test was successful
Diabetes
Causes an imbalance of insulin
Outcomes of diabetes: weight loss, high blood pressure, and blindness.
First Insulin Test (on a human)
First human was a 14 year old boy who weighed 75 pounds and was a 2 year diabetic and was on the verge of death.
The test was successful
Ways Insulin is Made in the Body
Food being absorbed into the bloodstream.
Artificial insulin being inserted into the bloodstream.
Ways Insulin is Put into the Body
Never taken by mouth because stomach acid deteriorates insulin.
Insulin shots, insulin pens, jet injectors, and insulin pumps.
Different Types of Diabetics
People with type II diabetes produce insulin, but do not always produce enough.
People with type I diabetes do not produce insulin at all.
Ways Insulin Deteriorates
When it is swallowed because of stomach acid.
In extreme cold temperatures (under 15 degrees Fahrenheit.)
In extreme hot temperatures (over 85 degrees Fahrenheit)
Places to Insert Insulin
Abdomen, outer upper arms, thighs or hips.
Common because there is lots of blood and muscle, and glucose is in blood and muscle
Somogyi Effect
A disorder caused by too much insulin in the body
Caused by your liver releasing stored insulin all at one time and your blood sugar goes too high.
Insulin Types
More than 20 types available.
Three steps in choosing the right type.
The onset time The peak The duration time
About Me
My name is Helen and I’m 12 years old and I like Wake Forest.
I play basketball and go to Hanes Middle School and I love ice cream.
Bibliography
“The Discovery of Insulin”. Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists. 1998 ed..
Charles Best. April 27, 2005 <http://www.science.ca/scientistprofile.php?p/d=123
“Insulin”. World Book 2000. 10ed. 2000 Insulin. May 2, 2005 http://www.umassed.edu/diabeteshandbook/
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