World Diabetes Day: Myths, facts, why it matters

November 13, 2025 @ 7:53 amColumns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

A typical juvenile diabetic before (left) and after (right) insulin treatment. (Photo from University of Toronto Libraries website)

Every year on Nov. 14, people around the world recognize World Diabetes Day (WDD) – a day that honours Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting (on his birthday), who co-discovered insulin alongside Charles Best in 1922. Banting crafted the idea for insulin in London on Oct. 31, 1920. The discovery itself was later made in labs…

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