Insulin@100

2021 was the 100th anniversary of one of medical science’s greatest ever discoveries: insulin. To mark this special centenary year, we hosted a series of insulin-related features, ranging from the history of insulin to the insulin-replacement therapies of the future.

Improving outcomes

Improving pregnancy outcomes for women with type 1 diabetes has long been the research interest of Professor Elisabet...

Insulin@200?

Professor Chantal Mathieu, endocrinologist at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, reflects on the changes we...

Inpatient insulin protocols

ADA President-Elect Professor Guillermo Umpierrez on the latest guidance for insulin treatment in hospital.

Insulin: the bread of life

Insulin is a necessity for everyday life for her patients, says Professor Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot (Medical Universi...

Managing insulin in children with diabetes: made to measure

We need to be dogmatic about outcomes for children on insulin, says ISPAD President Professor Carine de Beaufort. But...

Human insulin and the management of childhood diabetes in Tanzania

Insulin choices are inevitably influenced by economic circumstances – but never more starkly than in developing count...

Insulin analogues: past, present and future

Dr Tim Heise (Lead Scientist, Profil Institute for Metabolic Research, Germany) looks back at how insulin analogues h...

Premixed insulins: do we need them in the 21st century?

Premixed insulin formulations have been with us almost as long as insulin itself. And they still have a valuable role...

A long way still to go

Insulin has come a long way in the century since its discovery, says Professor Kamlesh Khunti. But to make good on th...

Physiological insulin replacement by transplantation

The only real solution for completely normal glucose regulation without risk of hypoglycaemia is replacement with ins...

An interesting journey

Insulin’s place in the treatment of people with type 2 diabetes has been transformed by the advent of new drugs, says...

Exercise and insulin: a potent synergy

Professor Michael Riddell looks at the discovery of insulin in the context of exercise for people living with diabetes.

Insulin initiation and intensification

Dr Hermelinda Pedrosa looks at what needs to be done to improve initiation and intensification of insulin therapy. Re...