Diabetes - A Cure

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History of the work of Banting and Macleod on diabetes.

A look at the work of chemists Banting and Macleod who were awarded the Nobel prize in 1923 for their work in finding the cause of diabetes and subsequent work to find a cure for the disease. Exploration of how insulin is produced followed by footage of a young diabetic learning to inject herself.

From: GCSE Bitesize Revision Science 2: Biology

First Broadcast : 20 April 2002

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16

Subject : Biology

Topic : Humans as organisms

Keywords : Hormones, Banting and Macleod, Diabetes, Insulin, Glycogen

Notes : Can use for looking at the history of how diseases are cured. Investigate other common diseases and how cures were found for them. Explore reasons for recent increases in diabetes in the UK and western Europe. Investigate the role of hormones in diabetes. Has uses in PHSE - as a stimulus to a classroom discussion on public health and the increase in diabetes cases. Explore causes and prevention.

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