It is known that Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic syndrome that causes an increase
in blood glucose levels, causing serious damage to health, and may even lead to death.
According to the WHO this disease has caused up to 1.5 million deaths per year worldwide,
DM is considered one of the most common syndromes in both adults and children. Thus, it is
extremely important that patients diagnosed with this disease have knowledge about their selfcare. The work sought to identify the knowledge of patients with DM at the José Lúcio Basic
Health Unit (UBS) in the city of Aragominas, in the north of Tocantins, describing the different
types of diabetes and highlighting the factors that are involved in the diagnosis of the disease,
as well as showing the importance of self-care that patients need to stay healthy. The
methodology applied was of the qualitative-quantitative type, using forms and information
available at the UBS, for the collection of data analyzed later by descriptive statistics. Data
from 20 individuals were analyzed, 10 females and 10 males, of which 50% are unaware of
their type of diabetes. Regarding the survey of the time that the patient has lived with DM, 60%
of the women stated that they lived with the disease for more than 10 years, while 90% of the
men answered that they lived with the disease for less than 10 years. In 76.9% the increase in
blood glucose was the most reported symptom that leads to the discovery of diabetes. It was
observed that 51.2% of registered patients are residents of rural areas, where they are treated by
two primary care teams. From this study, we conclude that there is a need to have constant
discussions on this topic, in a formal and informal way, highlighting the consequences that this
metabolic syndrome has on people's health, but also on their productivity as a citizen.
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