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Abstract

Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease and considering that lifestyle has a 50% share in controlling this disease, this study aims to investigate the lifestyle of diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The current study was a cross-sectional descriptive research. The research population consisted of type two diabetics and non-diabetics. The sample size was calculated by G.pover software, 394 people. SPSS23 software was also used for statistical calculations and data analysis. The findings of this study determined that the average of some aspects of lifestyle such as exercise and health status, physical health status, avoiding tobacco and drug use, disease prevention, weight control and nutrition, spiritual health, accident prevention, and environmental health, and the psychological level of non-diabetic people was higher than that of diabetic patients (p<0.05) and only their average social health did not differ. Considering the importance and fundamental role of lifestyle in the control and prevention of non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, policymakers, and managers should plan and take more measures to improve the lifestyle of patients before and after diagnosis and even in non-patients.