APOYO SOCIAL EN LA DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2 DE CUATRO COMUNIDADES DE OAXACA, MÉXICO

Objective: Compare the social support that people with Diabetes mellitus type 2 receive on four communities in Oaxaca State, Mexico. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive and comparative study, with a simple of 152 patients with Diabetes mellitus Type 2 of around20 to 65 years old on four communities of Oaxaca; Pinotepa Nacional, San Lorenzo, San Andres Huaxpaltepec and Santiago Jamiltepec. It was a convenience sampling. Data gathering was made by home visits; their addresses were obtained by health centers of each municipality. Results: In accordance with the discoveries, most of the participants were married women whose average education was completed. It was found major differences of social support per BMI and per municipality. Conclusion: It is important to develop interventions focused on family that allow strengthening the changes on healthy lifestyles, improve the management and control of Diabetes mellitus Type 2. Preventing complications at short and long terms by doing so.