This document summarizes antidiabetic drugs and their mechanisms of action. It discusses various classes of antidiabetic drugs including insulin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, thiazolidinediones, biguanides, and others. Insulin is essential for treating type 1 diabetes while a variety of oral drugs are used to treat type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin secretion, improving insulin sensitivity, or reducing glucose absorption. The document provides details on specific drugs within each class, their mechanisms of action, metabolism and uses.