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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has pioneered in the study and treatment of diabetes, the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. The NIDDK supported research which led to the development of the insulin pump. A physician instructs a patient in its use.

c. 1987


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