Elizabeth Hughes
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Elizabeth Hughes was an American woman historically notable as one of the first patients successfully treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ medical patient ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Barnard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalGenre | medical biography ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | complications of diabetes ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | demonstrated that insulin therapy could allow long-term survival in type 1 diabetes ⓘ |
| hasLifeExpectancyComparedToUntreatedType1DiabetesPatients | much longer ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | type 1 diabetes mellitus ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | survived type 1 diabetes for decades after insulin treatment began ⓘ |
| hasNotableRelative | Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | teacher ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleInMedicalHistory | pioneer insulin therapy patient ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of insulin therapy in clinical practice
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public perception of insulin as a life-saving treatment ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first people successfully treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes
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early recipient of therapeutic insulin following its discovery in the early 1920s ⓘ |
| partOf | early clinical history of insulin therapy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| treatedWith | insulin ⓘ |
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