Diabetes MellitusDiabetes MellitusDr.Rasha SalamaPhD Public Health,Suez Canal University,Egypt Diabetes MSc,Cardiff University,United Kingdom Diabetes mellitus(DM)is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production,insulin action,or both.The term diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiology characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate,fat and protein metabolism resulting from defe