INS and diabetes mellitus: Type 1 diabetes (T1D), a severe chronic autoimmune disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, is among one of many non-communicable diseases (NCDs) representing a growing proportion of the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) [1, 2] While epidemiological data for T1D in the region is lacking, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reports diabetes to be on the rise in Malawi.