American Civil War veteran, inventor, chemist, philanthropist and founder of Eli Lilly & Co. - one of the first companies to provide a mass-produced insulin product for the treatment of diabetes.
One of the world’s first leading doctors specializing in diabetes treatment, affirming that diet, exercise and insulin were all crucial elements in managing the condition.
Without the discovery of insulin in 1921, American physician and diabetic George Minot would likely not have lived to discover a treatment for pernicious anemia.
