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Please check you can access the film BEFORE getting this resource. From Patrick Kelly’s outstanding History of Medicine series. This episode gives a comprehensive and entertaining account of insulin, from discovery to medicine. Please ensure you can access the film before getting this resource.

The film covers the groundbreaking work of Frederick Banting and Charles Best, whose discovery in the early 1920s revolutionized diabetes treatment. The film delves into their challenges and the lasting impact of insulin on modern diabetes care, including the evolving role of diet and lifestyle. A rigorous account of the history of diabetes testing, and the roles of insulin and glucagon.

Find the film by searching YouTube’s Patrick Kelly channel for “The Origins of Insulin"

16 questions for the 22 min film. Differentiated: both versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Excellent subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated brainrot. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Link to film on all sheets.