Who discovered the 'Hormone Insulin' used to treat diabetes?

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Correct answer: a) Frederick Banting. July 27 marks one of the most important days in diabetes treatment history. On that date in 1921, Dr. Frederick Banting, a Canadian surgeon and Charles Best, a medical student, successfully isolated the hormone insulin for the first time. By 1923, insulin had become widely available in mass production, and Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine. Insulin is a peptide hormone secreted by the β cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans and maintains normal blood glucose levels by facilitating cellular glucose uptake, regulating carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism and promoting cell division and growth through its mitogenic effects. Hence, the correct answer is Option A i.e Frederick Banting.

Who discovered the 'Hormone Insulin' used to treat diabetes?

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