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Wilfrid G. Oakley
(23 Aug 1905 - 25 Dec 1998)
English physician who was a pioneer in the clinical care of diabetes, beginning when he was asked to join the diabetic department King's in 1938. His work revealed the importance of good control of blood glucose in diabetics. Concurrently, he was in private practice, and as his skill and fame grew, he was consulted by many of the great. He was the chairman of the British Diabetic Association from 1966.
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Science Quotes by Wilfrid G. Oakley (1 quote)
Man may be the captain of his fate, but he is also the victim of his blood sugar.
Indicating the burden of diabetes.
— Wilfrid G. Oakley
Transactions of the Medical Society of London (1962), 78:16.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) --
Carl Sagan
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