Exhibits in the Library

Veterinary Display Table

Veterinary case reports on display about diabetes diagnosis and management in dogs, cats, mandrills, African spotted leopard, golden lion tamarin and a California sea lion.

Medical Display Table

Display table with diabetes consumer information, adjacent to a donated continuous glucose monitoring device and insulin pen with accompanying patent descriptions and blueprint diagrams.

Welcome Table

Halton Room entrance decorated for the centennial event

Dr. Tonya Anderson and Natasha Stracener Preparing for the Event

Dr. Tonya Anderson (front) preparing for the event with audio and visual assistance from Emerging Media Communications Broadcast Media Manager, Natasha Stracener (back)

Announcement for the Lunch & Learn for Centennial Celebration for the Discovery of Insulin

Marketing announcement created for exhibit program for the exhibit "Centennial Celebration of the Discovery of Insulin"

World Diabetes Day Map

The Lunch & Learn is featured on the World Diabetes Day website, including the interactive map of events.

Exhibit Case (right)

Photographs of one exhibit case/vitrines showing all selected items.

Exhibit Case (left)

Photographs of one exhibit case/vitrines showing all selected items.

From Nature: Nearly 100 years since insulin was first used in the treatment of diabetes, Professor Chantal Mathieu, Professor of Medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, takes us through the history, development and future of this life saving drug. Read more at nature.com/immersive/d42859-021-00002-5/index.html

Sign with Information about the E-Book "Therapeutic Perspectives in Type-1 Diabetes"

This signage in the display case directs viewers to the e-book "Therapeutic Perspectives in Type-1 Diabetes" and includes citation information and a QR code to link to the library catalog record.

Copy of the 1888 "Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences" on Display

Selection of items and labels including the 1888 "Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences" by Charles E de M Sajous.

Book "Glucose Regulation" in Case

Photograph shows the book "Glucose Regulation" by Celia M. Levesque in the exhibit case/vitrine with other selected items.

Book Cover Image of "Discovery of Insulin" by Michael Bliss

This image is a reproduction of the book cover and lists the title and author.

Diabetes Sourcebook and Other Books

This images shows a selection of books on display. Items include Diabetes Sourcebook, which is a basic consumer health information about type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes and prediabetes, with details about medical, dietary, and lifestyle disease management issues, including blood glucose monitoring, meal planning, weight control, oral diabetes medications, and insulin ; along with facts about the most common complications of diabetes and their prevention, current research in diabetes care, tips for people following a diabetic diet, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources for further help and information

Poster for A Centennial Celebration for the Discovery of Insulin

Poster created for the insulin exhibit

Stamps and First Day of Issue Covers

Collection of stamps commemorating the discovery of insulin and the scientists who created it. On loan from Dr. David Rabinovich from the UNC Charlotte Department of Chemistry and Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.

Exhibit Timeline

Timeline showing the development of insulin copied from scholarly journal listed below. Vecchio, I., Tornali, C., Bragazzi, N. L., & Martini, M. (2018). The Discovery of Insulin: An Important Milestone in the History of Medicine. Frontiers in Endocrinology 9, article # 613–613.

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