Paul Zimmet: fighting the “diabesity” pandemic

In 1976, a young Australian researcher stood up to give a talk at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) congress in Helsinki, wearing a suit that made quite an impression on his audience. “It was bright red”, recalls Sir George Alberti from the UK's University of Newcastle. “I remember thinking to myself, who is this nutter?” The presenter was Paul Zimmet, and the sartorial effect was intentional. The meeting was his first...