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A few years earlier, on March 22, 1922, Banting and his co-discover Charles Best announced the discovery of insulin, described in the Toronto Star as a "diabetes cure." But it wasn't a cure, it is just a replacement for the insulin that diabetics are not producing themselves, and they have to keep taking it forever.

Fortunately, Banting and Best thought it should be available for everyone, so they sold the patent to the University of Toronto for one dollar. According to the Canadian Encyclopaedia: "Arguably one of Canada’s greatest contributions in the area of medical research, the discovery of insulin completely transformed the treatment of diabetes, saving millions of lives worldwide."

So on this 97th anniversary of its public announcement, why are there headlines like "Americans are dying because they can’t afford their insulin"? Bernie Sanders wondered this too, although he got the dates wrong:

“Today in 1922, researchers at the University of Toronto announced the discovery of insulin. They sold the patent for $1 so it would be available to all,” he wrote. “97 years later, Eli Lilly is charging ~$300 and Americans die because they can’t afford their medication. Outrageous.”

In Canada, that same insulin costs $32. What's happening here?

It turns out that in 1972 the University of Toronto sold Connaught Labs, which made insulin, to the Canada Development Corporation, which sold it to Sanofi, which is now one of the big producers. In 1982 Eli Lilly started selling genetically engineered synthetic insulin, and now, according to Wikipedia, "The vast majority of insulin currently used worldwide is now biosynthetic recombinant 'human' insulin or its analogues."

Snake you posted your gripes about your insulin costs on the wrong forum.

^^^^^ This is the conservative response to every crime against humanity--they crack a joke about it.

This is the conservative response to every crime against humanity--they crack a joke about it.

What crime are you talking about?

Clownkicker wrote:^^^^^ This is the conservative response to every crime against humanity--they crack a joke about it.

"Clown" accusing someone else of a crime! While he sits on a city computer posting on a porn board...Now thats rich! :lol: :lol: :lol:

A "city computer"? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wait a minute, dumbfuck, you have been claiming I'm working for a union. So what city owns union computers, dimwit?

These conservative dumbfucks are absolutely oblivious to how stupid they are. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

By the way, dumbfuck, you're sitting in a run down mobile home posting on a porn board...Now that's poor! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wait a second, Clown.

Don't you love illegal immigrants and the poor of India, South America, Central America, Asia, etc?

How come you have such scorn for mobile homes?

Should everybody be a Volvo owner who wears a pink polo shirt just because you do?

Wait a second, johnny, have you never been in a run down mobile home? Why do you pretend I have scorn for "mobile homes" when that's not what I said, is it?

If namangufldumbfuck could afford a new mobile home, that would be great, I would be happy for him. But he is nearly destitute and living like a leech off taxpayers. I can almost smell the mildew on the cardboard walls in his bedroom from here, yet he feels justified to ridicule someone he believes is holding down a job when he doesn't.

And here I thought conservatives respected someone who works a job and looked down on those who don't. Hypocrites, every one of you.

As to the Polo shirt, of course I never wear them. I don't wear ANYTHING where you pay a company to be a walking billboard for them. Whether it's CocaCola, Nike, or Gucci, what kind of idiot wears corporate logos? I bet namandgulf's cardboard boxes on the floor by his urine-stained mattress are filled with such garments.

I might wear company logos if they paid me to wear them, but otherwise, no.

As to the Polo shirt, of course I never wear them. I don't wear ANYTHING where you pay a company to be a walking billboard for them.

I knew you bought all your clothes at Walmart, I just knew it!

Nope, I've never been in a Walmart, Tool. Besides, that's all the clothing they carry, isn't it? Logo-covered garbage?

As always, you're making up stupid shit.

I just knew it!

Nope, I've never been in a Walmart, Tool. Besides, that's all the clothing they carry Logo-covered garbage?

LOL, you just busted yourself.

Clownkicker wrote:Nope, I've never been in a Walmart, Tool. Besides, that's all the clothing they carry, isn't it? Logo-covered garbage?

As always, you're making up stupid shit.

I just knew it!

Again proving my point of Lesh errr "Clown" being a union thug. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Clownkicker wrote:By the way, dumbfuck, you're sitting in a run down mobile home posting on a porn board...Now that's poor! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Again in typical liberal form we have "Clown" the union thug who could careless about anyone but himself. Typical liberal to beat down the poor or disabled while he lives high off the hog.
Reminds me of Sanders, Pelosi, Schumer, Warren, ect ect

Snake I did some research, no one in America is denied insulin, if you don't have insurance and can't afford it, there are means to obtain it free or at steep discount. Not one American had died because they were denied needed insulin.

Snake if you cant afford your insulin, talk to your doctor he can suggest who to contact to get the insulin you need, hang in there bro.

"Nope, I've never been in a Walmart, Tool. Besides, that's all the clothing they carry, isn't it? Logo-covered garbage?-me
"Nope, I've never been in a Walmart, Tool. Besides, that's all the clothing they carry Logo-covered garbage?"-RealTool

LOL, you just busted yourself, Tool. Anyone can see how my actual posted line doesn't line up with your bullshit posted lie.
That's because you are a lying sack of shit. You can't deny it any longer. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Clown, nice try at walking back what you said. Back to the subject of the thread, name one person in the United States that died as a result of not being given needed insulin.

I didn't walk back anything, Tool. I stand by what I said as I wrote it.

You, on the other hand, flail about desperately trying to backpedal and distract from your blatant lies on this thread, just as you do on the other threads.

But yes, go ahead and post something on topic. And since no one claimed people died as the result of not being given insulin, your post is not on topic. It's just more desperate made up stupid shit distraction.

I'm fairly sure it was Clowntoker I saw at the golf course wearing a pink Izod Lacoste polo shirt.

He also had on lime green sansabelt slacks and saddle shoe golf spikes.

Fortunately, I always wear sunglasses outside and thus was not blinded.

Wow! Post one fact and the board goes wild. Well, I guess it's an excuse to slam others.

I apologize for posting about Clown's attire on this thread.

However, it is a thread, and I posted about "threads."

I'm fairly sure it was Clowntoker I saw at the golf course wearing a pink Izod Lacoste polo shirt.

He also had on lime green sansabelt slacks and saddle shoe golf spikes.

Fortunately, I always wear sunglasses outside and thus was not blinded.