Something to be Thankful For: History of Diabetes Treatment

Here's a nice writeup on the treatment of diabetes (primarily type 1) over the course of history:

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/12/17/715/the-history-of-diabetes/

It's shocking how little there is until 1922.

Here's the Wikipedia article on Banting, the discoverer of insulin:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Banting

And of course, let's be thankful that Turkey is high in protein and has no carbs...leaves more space in the carb budget for stuffing and, in our case, cheesecake.