Abstract
Objective: To report academic experience in the application of systematization of nursing care and use of educational care technology in people with diabetes without surgical poster. Experience report: Experience report developed with people with diabetes, in the post-surgical period, in a hospital in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. Initially, the names and beds of people who were hospitalized in the post-surgical period and who were diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus were identified in the medical records. The Nursing Care Systematization was applied, followed by an educational care technology, through an educational booklet that includes care guidelines for people with diabetes in the postoperative period, using clear and accessible language, in addition to written and illustrations. Final considerations: This experience provided reflection on the role of nurses in promoting self-care for people with diabetes. The educational technology of care through a booklet of guidelines for people with diabetes in the post-surgical period may encourage people to seek more information regarding knowledge about diabetes, maintain healthy lifestyle habits, with a view to promoting self-care in diabetes in the post-surgical period, improve your quality of life.