International Women’s Day 2022 9 March 2022 This International Women’s Day we celebrate the extraordinary contribution women have made to diabetes research across the globe. There are so many female researchers that have been at the forefront of medical discoveries that have transformed the lives of people with diabetes today. Dorothy Hodgkin was a Nobel Prize-winning British chemist who helped determine the structure of insulin, which led to vast improvements in the treatment of diabetes. Rosalyn Yalow, who also won a Nobel Prize, was part of the team that proved that type 2 diabetes was caused by the body’s inability to use insulin. Or Priscilla White who co-founded the Joslin Diabetes Centre – the world’s largest diabetes research centre. Closer to home, Kerin O’Dea was one of the first people to study the impact of a Western diet on First Nations people in Australia and its relationship with type 2 diabetes. These are just some of the pioneering women who have made significant contributions to the diabetes movement and have improved the lives of millions.#IWD22#breakthebias
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