[To face up the disease strategy as a risk factor for the life style in type 2 diabetics].

Objective: To identify to the life style as a risk factor after the strategy of facing the disease in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: A study of cases and controls was made in patients with type 2 diabetes of five primary care units in the metropolitan area of Queretaro city. The sample size was of 48 patients by group. They were chosen by quota in the waiting room. Sociodemographic variables and health aspects were included in the questionnaire. The life style was investigated by the Instrument to Measure the Style of Life in Diabetics (IMEVID). For the evaluation of type of facing the scale of Strategy of Facing was used as opposed to extreme risks. Measures of central tendency, χ² and odds ratio were included.

Results: The type of active facing was a risk factor for the style of life with a p = 0.0001.

Conclusions: The strategy of active facing disease is a risk factor for the style of life in the type 2 diabetic patient.