Diabetes is one of the most dangerous diseases of civilisation. The number of people diagnosed with the disease is increasing every year. This is particularly dangerous given the havoc that hyperglycaemia wreaks on the human body and the dire consequences it can lead to. However, not everyone knows that diabetes is not a single disease entity. The one that most of us have heard of is type 2 diabetes, but there is also type 1 diabetes, known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes.