This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with 120 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least one year receiving treatment at the Integrated Center for Diabetes and Hypertension of Ceará (CIHD) in the city of Fortaleza, located in the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. The study included patients, regardless of gender, aged 65 years and older: 60 insulin-dependent patients and 60 non-insulin-dependent patients.