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Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best
Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best

Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best

Date4/5/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Diabetic Jo-Anne Stolarchuk, above, shows letter received from insulin co-discoverer Dr. Charles Best in reply to a request from Ms Stolarchuk for information about doctor's discovery for a school project 17 years ago.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026264F
Honor for Dr. Best. Dr. Charles Best. co-discoverer of insulin, and Mrs. Best show the Jerusalem Medal given him last night at Shaarei Shomayim Synago(...)
Honor for Dr. Best. Dr. Charles Best. co-discoverer of insulin, and Mrs. Best show the Jerusalem Medal given him last night at Shaarei Shomayim Synago(...)
12/8/1971
Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach.(...)
Co-discoverer of insulin, Dr. Charles H. Best, 77, and his wife look over notes last night he and Sir Frederick Banting compiled during their reseach.(...)
2/3/1977
The Canadian Diabetic Association is raising funds to be used to teach diabetic children how to give themselves injections of life-saving insulin. Elm(...)
The Canadian Diabetic Association is raising funds to be used to teach diabetic children how to give themselves injections of life-saving insulin. Elm(...)
4/13/1972
Diabetics' friend Charles Best
Diabetics' friend Charles Best
2/3/1977
Charles Best. Helped discover insulin
Charles Best. Helped discover insulin
10/25/1971
Volunteer worker: Bonnie Jackson, of Oakville, a Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International volunteer, looks through diabetic cookbooks with her daughter, Joanna, 13, a diabetic
Volunteer worker: Bonnie Jackson, of Oakville, a Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International volunteer, looks through diabetic cookbooks with her daughter, Joanna, 13, a diabetic
10/22/1986
Testing blood: Diabetic Marilyn Carden of Bramalea puts a drop of blood on a test strip and inserts the strip into a blood glucose monitoring machine as part of experimental routine
Testing blood: Diabetic Marilyn Carden of Bramalea puts a drop of blood on a test strip and inserts the strip into a blood glucose monitoring machine as part of experimental routine
9/8/1986
Lorne Shiff, 14, right, was approaching a diabetic coma when he was 7, before his parents learned he had juvenile diabetes. He's shown here with paren(...)
Lorne Shiff, 14, right, was approaching a diabetic coma when he was 7, before his parents learned he had juvenile diabetes. He's shown here with paren(...)
8/27/1977
John McAreavey: Rights violated because I never tried to conceal I was diabetic
John McAreavey: Rights violated because I never tried to conceal I was diabetic
12/4/1980
Travel aid: Harold Scher of Don Mills has travelled to places where you can't get disposable diabetic supplies, such as needles
Travel aid: Harold Scher of Don Mills has travelled to places where you can't get disposable diabetic supplies, such as needles
1/18/1982
Gwen Marshall: She blacked out several times a week during the early days of insulin injections
Gwen Marshall: She blacked out several times a week during the early days of insulin injections
7/28/1981
Dr. Charles Best and Lady Banting with Bronze Busts of Banting and Best
Dr. Charles Best and Lady Banting with Bronze Busts of Banting and Best
11/7/1962