Insulin100
Inspiration and Innovation
Insulin100: Inspiration and Innovation will share the story of the uniquely Canadian and collaborative life-saving discovery and development of insulin, follow the life of Dr. Frederick Banting as an example of a ground-breaking scientist, and encourage further exploration into Canada’s rich and diverse history of scientific and medical innovations.
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Defining Moments Canada brings the story of insulin into your classroom through historical content and lessons to support educators and students. Insulin100: Inspiration and Innovation shares the story of the life-saving discovery of insulin and follows the life of Dr. Frederick Banting in an engaging story map. We have developed new lesson plans, historical articles, and microhistories – easily adapted for both physical and digital classrooms – with multiple cross-disciplinary entry points. Insulin100will showcase stories demonstrating the impact that diabetes has had on Canadian communities over the last 100 years.
Explore the history
Bring Insulin100 into your classroom
Content from our partners
Explore the story of the discovery from different perspectives
Most recent project content
The Archives of Insulin
Education Resources
Historical Articles
Stories
“I went from being in love with this thing that was saving my life, to not wanting it anymore”
Stories
Videos
Episode 9: The Insulin Famine
Stories