Here is a short documentary covering the history of diabetes, the key roles that people like Anton Clemens played, and the overall importance of the blood glucose monitor!
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History of Diabetes
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What is the Blood Glucose Monitor?
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Interview
Keith McCormack, Sugar Shack, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, Norman Petty Studios, 1962, digital.
Key Players
Antonius H. Clemens, photo courtesy of Madison.com, December 29, 2011. https://madison.com/news/local/obituaries/clemens-antonius-h/article_2be26c66-30a2-11e1-968d-0019bb2963f4.html
Richard K. Bernstein, photo courtesy of Diabetes.co.uk, January 15, 2019. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/pioneers/richard-bernstein.html
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Impacts of the BGM and Diabetes
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Anton Clemens. Photograph. From: Mendosa, Daivd. “History of Blood Glucose Meters: Transcripts of Interviews”. Mendosa.com. David Mendosa, February 15, 2006, http://www.mendosa.com/history.htm.Turnover, Plant Sugar, Turnover, Run For Cover Records, 2019, digital.