JDRF UK - #OnThisDay, 11th January in 1922 Leonard Thompson aged 14, became the first person in the world to receive an insulin shot as treatment for #type1diabetes. The pioneering 'fab four'
![On this day 98 years ago, a 14 yr. old boy, Leonard Thompson, dying of diabetes (he weighed 65 lb), was given the first injection of insulin. It saved his life; he On this day 98 years ago, a 14 yr. old boy, Leonard Thompson, dying of diabetes (he weighed 65 lb), was given the first injection of insulin. It saved his life; he](https://i.redd.it/8f3kwrxuc8a41.jpg)
On this day 98 years ago, a 14 yr. old boy, Leonard Thompson, dying of diabetes (he weighed 65 lb), was given the first injection of insulin. It saved his life; he
![Dr. L. J. Thompson on a life of music, education, and advocacy through M.A.N.D.A.T.E. records | Viewpoint Dr. L. J. Thompson on a life of music, education, and advocacy through M.A.N.D.A.T.E. records | Viewpoint](https://viewpoint.pointloma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Leonard-Thompson-Photos-2-e1654286680105.jpg)
Dr. L. J. Thompson on a life of music, education, and advocacy through M.A.N.D.A.T.E. records | Viewpoint
![14 year old Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to receive insulin in 1922 at Toronto, for Type 1 diabetes, a highly life threatening disease then. He would recover and live till 14 year old Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to receive insulin in 1922 at Toronto, for Type 1 diabetes, a highly life threatening disease then. He would recover and live till](https://preview.redd.it/14-year-old-leonard-thompson-becomes-the-first-person-to-v0-au3zlpvfdcba1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6f02f6e5f0d59933bb6f2630f4b9d9cb7c0aec74)