A century after insulin's discovery, millions of people with diabetes still lack affordable access to the essential medicine, despite efforts by its inventors to keep it widely available.

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The discovery of insulin in 1921 revolutionised diabetes care. Type 1 diabetes went from being a death sentence to a manageable chronic condition.
To ensure access to this vital medicine to as many people as possible, the researchers who discovered insulin sold the patent to their university for one symbolic dollar. Yet, a century later, a significant proportion of people with diabetes still cannot obtain this essential medicine.
In 2021, the World Health Assembly highlighted the importance of i