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Diabetes mellitus is chronic condition caused by deficiency in insulin production or ineffectiveness of insulin produced. This results in increased glucose concentration in blood, which then damages many of the body systems, blood vessels and nerves. It is predicted that by 2030 diabetes mellitus may affict upto 79.4 million individuals in India, while china(42.3 million) and the US (30.3million), significant increases will be seen in all affected areas by the disease. This study is another look towards various prescribing patterns of drugs conducted in the regions of Telangana. In our study the most commonly used antidiabetic drug is metformin (64.78%), followed by glimepride, glicazide, gilbenclamide (33.13%), acarbose and voglibose (19.01%), sitagliptin, vildagliptin, tenegliptin (18.12%), pioglitazone (7.13%), dapaglifozine (2.08%). The most common complication in diabetic subjects are found to be suffering with stroke (44.42%).