Diabetes in Scotland: Patient-Agency and Patient-Consumerism, following the discovery of insulin and the formation of the NHS, 1921-1970.

随着胰岛素发现一百周年即将过去，本研究旨在通过关注患者代理和患者消费主义，揭示其对苏格兰糖尿病患者体验的影响。这些概念已经在更广泛的医学史中得到了很好的讨论；然而，由于胰岛素对病情及其治疗造成的独特转变，糖尿病可以提供新的见解。随着糖尿病成为一种可控疾病，在20世纪苏格兰社会的背景下探索它将为生活方式及其对患者身份和体验的影响提供新的见解。此外，它还提供了探索苏格兰与联合王国其他地区在慢性病医疗和公共卫生发展方面更广泛差异的潜力。

With the centenary of insulin's discovery shortly passed, this research intends to uncover its influence upon the patient experience of diabetics in Scotland by focussing on patient-agency and patient-consumerism. These concepts have been well discussed within the wider historiography of medical history; however, due to the unique transformations that insulin inflicted upon the condition and its treatment, diabetes can offer new insights. With diabetes becoming a managed disease, exploring it in the context of 20th century Scottish society will provide new insights into lifestyle and its influence upon patient identity and experience. Furthermore, it offers the potential to explore broader differences in the development of medical treatment and public health of chronic disease between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.