One Hundred Years of Insulin Therapy: From Miracle to Crisis
How Has Insulin Therapy Evolved Over Its First Century?
One hundred years of insulin therapy reveals a remarkable paradox: while the medication has evolved from crude pancreatic extracts to sophisticated engineered proteins with improved safety and convenience, it has simultaneously transformed from an affordable necessity accessible to all patients into an expensive commodity that forces many to ration life-saving treatment. This century-long journey encompasses extraordinary scientific achievement alongside troubling healthcare policy failures.