Jim Nicholls

Material relating to Jim Nicholls' life with diabetes: 1 diary and 1 small folder of 16 photographs relating to his experiences being treated for diabetes in the 1920s (diary of pre-insulin treatment and photographs at the time that he was treated with insulin as one of R. Lawrence's very early patients).

Previously included 1 tape cassette named "Jim Nicholls' Reminisces" but this has been removed for digitisation, 05/03/2013. Tape documented interviews of Jim by his daughter Bridget Wilkins, recorded in his late 80s in which he talks about his life with diabetes. a transcript of the tape is included in the file

1920s-2000s

1 file (2 items) and 1 cassette tape

Deposited by Mr Nicholls' daughter, Bridget Wilkins.

Jim Nicholls was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1928 (at the age of 17), only seven years after the hormone insulin was discovered in a laboratory outside of Toronto, Canada. After a series of fortunate events he became under the care of Dr R. D. Lawrence (co-founder of Diabetes UK), who was also diabetic and was one of the first people in England to be treated with insulin himself.

More information available on the Diabetes UK website

Interviews with Jim Nicholls and Bridget Wilkins are also available on the Diabetes UK website