September 1, 2017

10 Things I Didn’t Know About Dr. Banting

In my last week at Banting House, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the things…
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Banting House, a two and a half story yellow brick house, with a porch that extends from just left of the door around the building. There are two saw horses in front of the stairs as well as some tools.
February 20, 2015

Banting House NHSC Wins the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and Heritage London Foundation’s Built Heritage Award!

Last night Banting House NHSC received the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (London Region) and the Heritage London Foundation’s Built Heritage Award for…
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The replica is sitting on top of a red cushion. The image on the medal is of two women, one older who is sitting and one younger who is standing. The inscription at the bottom of the medal reads, "F.G. Banting MCXXXIII".
December 12, 2014

Banting and the Nobel Prize

The 2014 Nobel Laureates received their awards earlier this week on December 10th. The awards are presented to individuals or teams…
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August 2, 2014

Miss Idaho and the Faces of Diabetes

This week, my attention was caught by something very inspirational in the news! Courageous Beauty Pageant contestant (now winner of…
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March 13, 2014

Behind the scenes: first day in collections management

If you’ve ever received a tour of Banting House National Historic Site of Canada, you’ll know that the historic house…
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January 23, 2014

Understanding Dr. Banting’s Hypothesis: Part II

Introduction In our previous post we introduced Dr. Banting’s 25-word hypothesis and looked at the gross anatomy of the digestive…
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December 10, 2013

Behind the Scenes: My last post of the year

It’s time for me to say goodbye to all of you as I head home for the holidays (home being…
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October 31, 2013

Dr. Banting’s Hypothesis: Part I

In today’s blog, we will begin to unravel the meaning behind Dr. Banting’s hypothesis by discussing the anatomy of the…
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October 23, 2013

Behind the scenes: after the diagnosis

So you might be wondering why I’ve decided to write two “Behind the scenes” posts this week. Today is an…
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July 20, 2012

Dear Dr. Fred…

Prior to the discovery of insulin, diabetes came as a death sentence to anyone who was diagnosed with it. Little…
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