The document summarizes information about diabetes mellitus and oral hypoglycemic agents. It defines diabetes as a chronic metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels according to WHO. It then provides global facts about the rising prevalence of diabetes. It describes the main types of diabetes - type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes - and their causes. It discusses the signs, complications and diagnostic criteria for diabetes. Finally, it describes various classes of oral hypoglycemic agents used to treat diabetes, including their mechanisms of action, efficacy, adverse effects and contraindications.