Diabetes mellitus commonly known as type 1 diabetes is a condition where an individual has a deficiency of insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas). People with this kind of diabetes often have high levels of sugar and starch in their urine and blood owing to the fact that these substances are not properly used by the body in the absence of insulin. Often becoming insulin dependent (where they have to inject themselves with insulin on a daily basis) people with this disease are prone to various complications including diabetic foot cardiovascular diseases convulsions and coma. India is quickly becoming