The study aimed to evaluate the quality and readability of diabetes-related online health information. Webpages were gathered by using the keywords “Diabetes mellitus”, “Diabetes mellitus causes”, “Diabetes mellitus diagnosis”, “Diabetes mellitus prevention”, and “Diabetes mellitus management” on Google. Previously validated DISCERN and Flesch-Kincaid Tools were used by the four raters to assess 37 unique websites. Overall DISCERN score (out of 80) for 37 included websites was 49.40 ± 5.83 denoting ‘fair’ quality of information. The .org websites were of good quality (52.2 ± 5.82). Sixteen websites had a good quality of information. Out of the 37 selected websites, only 14 (37.84%) of the websites had HONcode labels. The information available on the internet regarding diabetes was difficult to read and could be comprehended by individuals who achieved approximately US Grade 10th.
