Banting House

Photos by Alan L Brown - June, 2009

Plaque Location

In the City of London in the County of Middlesex
at coordinates N 42 59.395 W 81 13.914
at 442 Adelaide Street North.

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Plaque Text

Here, in the early morning hours of October 31, 1920, Dr. Frederick Banting conceived an idea for research that led to the discovery of insulin. He believed that diabetes, then a fatal disease, could be treated by a substance extracted from a dog's atrophied pancreas. Banting was the pivotal member of the Toronto team that isolated and refined this extract, now known as insulin. In January 1922, insulin showed spectacular test results and became a lifesaving therapy worldwide. Banting House, known as the "Birthplace of Insulin", reminds us of the most important Canadian medical discovery of the 20th century.

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Sir Frederick Banting
The Discovery of Insulin
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