Read the interview with laureate and speaker Olga Tokarczuk, on what health means to her, how literature and mental health are connected, and what she learned from working as a psychologist.

The discovery of insulin and subsequent breakthroughs by Nobel Prize laureates led to advancements in how we treat the chronic disease. Now, efforts are focused on tackling the unfolding diabetes “epidemic” and finding a cure that could relegate the disease to history.