Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major health problem with increasing numbers. Diabetes prevalence among all age groups globally estimates to about 2.8% in the year 2000 (171 million) and is estimated to reach up to 4.4% by the year 2030 (366 million). The gravity of which is going to be very high in developing and underdeveloped countries, where the prevalence will rise from 4.2% to 5.6%. Skin being the largest organ of the body also gets affected by both acute metabolic derangements as well as chronic degenerative complication of DM. Multitude of factors are involved in manifestation of dermatological signs of DM. Derangement in carbohydrate metabolism, alters metabolic pathways in the patients leading to manifestation of the disease in various forms involving all the systems of the body. The incidence of cutaneous disorders are more commonly seen than the manifestations of the disease in other systems of the body. So a study to look into various skin manifestations in DM may help us in early diagnosis of diabetes and its complications or severity along with aiding in effective handling of the case. Though there are many studies done, each have their own results differing from region to region.