Diabetes melitus is consired a modern epidemic disease that affects about 8.

3% of adults, which
accounts for 382 million people of the global popilation, and 4,6% of cases are estimated to be
currently undiagnosed.

The increasing urbanization with dietary changes, reduced physical activity, and changes in other
lifestyle patterns, in addition to the increasing rates of obesity contributes to the greater prevalence
of DM.

Besides the severe renal, vascular and opthalmic complications, the skin may be compromised by
various diseases directly related to diabetes or with associations not yet fully proven. The main ones
are discussed in this text, with an emphasis on proven link with diabetesor not, disease identification
and treatment strategy used to control these dermatoses and diabetes.