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Insulin Wars

The LRB Podcast by London Review of Books

Apr 1, 202656:21Society & Culture

Diabetes has been recognised as a fatal condition for thousands of years: its symptoms are described in ancient Chinese, Sanskrit and Greek texts. But it wasn’t until the late 19th century that its cause began to be unde...

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Insulin Wars is an episode from The LRB Podcast by London Review of Books. Diabetes has been recognised as a fatal condition for thousands of years: its symptoms are described in ancient Chinese, Sanskrit and Greek texts. But it wasn’t unti...

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Published Apr 1, 2026, 56:21 long, audio available.