Abstract
Objective: To comparing the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and foot self-care at patients with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 attended by an ambulatory unit of the University Hospital. Methods: Comparative and quantitative research between two samples of 106 and 85 patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus attended by medical and nursing consultation, respectively. We collected the data through a formulary. The first sample was collected in the period between July to August in 2016. The second one was collected in the periods between August to December in 2018 and May to July in 2019. We submitted the data to descriptive critical analysis. Results: Most of the patients were female in the first sample (68,9%), and male (68,24%) in the second one. The previous amputation was predominant in male sex, with 60% and 71,69%, respectively and minimum wage income in both samples. Health professionals counseled the patients. Additionally, in both samples, we found deviations about the type of footwear and nail changes. Conclusion: The study provides us valuable information for nursing performance evaluation and health education development.