Tanzania Journal of Health Research Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v19i4.8 Volume 19, Number 4, October 2017; Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an increasingly prevalent metabolic disorder and poses a growing public health concern in Tanzania, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas like Morogoro. This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of diabetes and its associated risk factors among 129 outpatients at Morogoro Regional Referral Hospital.