The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its severe complications is on
the rise. The study of the pathogenesis of the onset and the progression of
complications related to the disease, as well as the search for new therapeutic
agents and methods of treatment, remains relevant. Experimental models are
extremely important in the study of diabetes. This survey contains a synthesis
of the most commonly used experimental animal models described in scientific
literature. The mechanisms of the streptozotocin model are also analyzed and
discussed, as it is considered as the most adequate and easily reproducible
diabetes model. A review of the significant advantages and disadvantages of the
described models has also been conducted.