The spirituality implications in health have been scientifically evaluated and documented in hundreds of articles. Diabetes is a disease that has increasing incidence. Our goal was to understand the implication of spirituality on diabetic patients, correlating it with their life quality. This research was developed at Diabetes Education Center in the Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais. The sample consisted of 20 patients presenting Diabetes. A questionnaire consisting of three questions was applied, data were recorded and transcribed. In the universe of 20 people interviewed, they consisted mostly of women, married, unemployed, and with incomplete primary education. The study demonstrated that, for the group included, the meaning of spirituality is related to religious aspects, as they showed attachment to them in order to be able to carry their lives with Diabetes and imporve, therefore, their quality of life.
Spirituality; Quality of life; Diabetes mellitus