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100 Years of Insulin

  • Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-00310
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 01 September 2021

That the Parliament celebrates 100 years since the discovery of insulin; recognises that this is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in history, which went on to save millions of lives around the world; further recognises that, following the discovery of insulin, Scotland played its part in developing the insulin pen, which has made it much easier for people to administer the lifesaving drug, and that Professor Sheila Reith, a type 1 diabetic, doctor and mother, led this work in Scotland; notes the further advances in the treatment and management of diabetes, including through digital technology; understands that there are more than 312,000 people living with diabetes in Scotland; further notes that the inequalities attached to diabetes are stark, with rates of type 2 diabetes 80% higher in the most deprived communities, and that people living in poverty are more than twice as likely to develop life-changing complications; understands that there is work to do to support further advancements in diabetes care and treatment, and supports Diabetes Scotland’s vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Siobhian Brown, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Emma Roddick, Colin Smyth, Kaukab Stewart, Mercedes Villalba, Martin Whitfield, Elena Whitham, Beatrice Wishart