13 Facts About Michael Somogyi

Michael Somogyi was a Hungarian-American professor of biochemistry at Washington University in St Louis and the Jewish Hospital of St Louis.

Michael Somogyi prepared the first insulin treatment given to a child with diabetes in the US in October 1922.

Michael Somogyi was born on March 7,1883, in the village of Zsamand in Hungary.

Michael Somogyi graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Budapest in 1905.

Michael Somogyi returned to Budapest where he worked at the Municipal Laboratory for the next decade.

In 1922 Michael Somogyi became an instructor in biochemistry at Washington University in St Louis.

In 1926, Michael Somogyi became the first biochemist on the staff of the new Jewish Hospital of St Louis where he worked closely with physicians.

Michael Somogyi directed the hospital's clinical laboratory until he retired in 1957.

Michael Somogyi developed a method for extracting insulin from the pancreases of dogs.

Michael Somogyi developed a quicker, less expensive method for screening for diabetes, using sodium carbonate, urine, and heat.

In 1938 Michael Somogyi published findings showing that excessive insulin can make diabetes management unstable and increase the difficulty of treatment.

In 1949, Michael Somogyi argued against the use of high doses of insulin on the grounds that it was a potentially dangerous form of treatment.

Michael Somogyi argued that many diabetic patients could successfully manage their conditions through a combination of diet and weight loss.