This document provides an overview of diabetes mellitus (DM), including its definition, types, causes, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and complications. It discusses the two main types of DM - type 1 caused by autoimmune destruction of beta cells resulting in absolute insulin deficiency, and type 2 caused by multiple factors including genetics, lifestyle, and obesity resulting in insulin resistance. The document outlines the diagnostic criteria and tests for DM, as well as medical management including lifestyle changes, oral hypoglycemic drugs that work via different mechanisms of action, and insulin therapy when other options fail or for severe cases. It concludes by describing the acute and long-term complications of uncontrolled DM.