Invented the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels, associated with the incidence of diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease mortality

Diabetes is a disease marked by persistently high levels of blood sugar caused by inadequate or ineffective insulin, a hormone produced by the Beta cells of the pancreas.

A physiologist, medical researcher and teacher

A soft-spoken and modest physician who saved millions of lives

A pioneering researcher and builder of Canadian medical institutions