Autodeterminación y control glucémico en adultos con diabetes tipo 2

Diabetes mellitus is considered a threat to public health worldwide, where community health professionals are key to achieving self-determination and glycemic control. Objective. The purpose of the study was to know the relationship between self-determination and glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Method. The study design is descriptive correlational, the sample was calculated considering a level of significance of .05 and a power of 90%, obtaining a total of 204 adults who attended university clinics. Results. 51.4% of the participants presented glycemic control. No relationship was found between self-determination for diet (rs=.023; p=.745) and exercise (rs=-.008; p=.911) with glycemic control. It was identified that age was related to external motivation for exercise (rs=.320; p=.001) and for diet (rs=.225; p=.001) and that the years of diagnosis were related to glycemic control (rs=.264; p=.001). Conclusions. Self-determination (internal motivation) is important in the lives of people with DT2, influencing diet and physical exercise, but not directly in glycemic control of people with type 2 diabetes.