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Elizabeth Hughes Gossett

First American treated with insulin for diabetes (1907–1981)

  • Fame41.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia751
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Lived 1907–1981, aged 74United States
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  • Era
    1907–1981
    Aged 74
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Updated 2026-08-17

Elizabeth Evans Hughes Gossett, the daughter of statesman Charles Evans Hughes, was the first American, and one of the first people in the world, treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes. She received over 42,000 insulin shots over her lifetime.

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