The treatment of diabetes is addressed in a variety of aspects. These will show the pros and cons of certain medications. The treatments are listed as what is currently available on the market. Drugs listed will be addressed by their mechanism and duration of action but not by dosage. Diabetes mellitus will be addressed as an overall view of the disease. Treatments vary from individually from each patient and each drug should be viewed as such. No one specific treatment plan is best for all the patients.