2014-12-012014-12-012013-04CHAVES, Miriam de Oliveira; TEIXEIRA, Mirian Rose Franco; SILVA, Sílvio Éder Dias da. Percepções de portadores de diabetes sobre a doença: contribuições da Enfermagem. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Brasília, v. 66, n. 2, p. 215-221, mar./abr. 2013. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/reben/v66n2/10.pdf>. Acesso em: 28 nov. 2014. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71672013000200010>.0034-7167https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/6135This study aimed to identify the perceptions of patients concerning diabetes. This is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach, which was conducted with 32 subjects, in a hospital in the city of Belem-PA, Brazil. The thematic content analysis was used, from which four categories emerged: Diabetes control: nursing in the self-monitoring of blood glucose; The diabetic individual and nursing: an interaction with self-care; Nursing consultations provided to diabetic individuals: an intervention in the health-disease continuum; Diabetes and its complications: fear of loosing functioning. It was observed that patients start self-care driven by the fear of losing their health, that is, fear forces the patient to practice self-care. Nurses are directly linked to diabetes control as they start providing care and guidance for patients who self-monitor their disease.porAcesso AbertoDiabetes MellitusEducação em saúdeEnfermagemBelém - PAPará - EstadoAmazônia brasileiraArtigo de Periódico