Introduction: At present India is considered as the diabetic capital of the world. There are approximately 3.5 crore diabetics in India. This is expected to increase up to 5.2 crore by 2025. Keeping in view the alarming increase in the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in India, the W.H.O. has declared India as the __ampersandsignldquo;Diabetic capital__ampersandsignrdquo; of the world. Increasing patient knowledge regarding disease and its complications has significant benefits with regard to patient compliance to treatment and to decreasing complications associated with disease. Objective: To asses the level of knowledge regarding diabetes. Study design It is a cross sectional study. Results: The major finding of the study is lack of awareness of diabetes and its complications. Recommendations: An Awareness and Education programme is required to empower diabetic patients and also to increase their quality of life.