Abstract :
Diabetes mellitus (DM) or simply diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has elevated blood sugar, either because the body does not produce sufficient insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Diabetes mellitus is a rising health problem in the world that causes severe morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of diabetes was rising day by day. The facts about the diabetes mellitus, its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality were published in many statistical reports. The main aim of the present review is to compile the reports cognate to diabetes mellitus (DM) and their prevalence in India as well as in the world. Sundry herbal drugs have been withal proved efficacious due to their propitious contents in treatment of diabetes. The present review therefore is an attempt to focus on the briefly explain of diabetes, its complications, goals of management, and synthetic and herbal treatment of diabetes. This review will be utilizable for incipient researchers in the field of diabetes.
Keyword :
Diabetes mellitus (DM), Hyperglycemia, IDDM, NIDDM, Insulin