<p><em>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the condition of metabolism affected by chronic hyperglycemia (the increase of glucose levels in the blood) caused by insulin secretion defect. One of the non-pharmacological therapies used to decrease the type 2 DM is cognitive behavioral therapy. The objective of the research was to identify the effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on self management and self-care behaviors of type 2 DM patients. The research used a quasi-experimental method with a two</em><em>-</em><em>group pretest-posttest design. The samples were 70 respondents with 35 of them were in the intervention group and the other 35 were in the control group, taken by using a consecutive sampling technique. The data were gathered using the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaires (DSMQ) and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaires. The gathered data were analyzed by using paired t-test, and independent t-test. The results of the study showed that there were significantly differences of mean scores of self management and self care behaviors between intervention and control groups </em>(<em>t</em>=13.24; <em>p</em>=0.00) and<em>(t=14.63,</em><em></em><em>p=0.00), respectively. It is recommended that cognitive behavior therapy can be used as one of the non-pharmacological therapies</em><em></em><em>to change self-care behaviors in type 2 DM patients.</em></p>

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Background: Patients with hemodialysis often have difficulty in controlling their fluid intake although the obedience to follow fluid and dietary restriction is the key of hemodialysis success management.Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of low-sodium diet management on thirst response in end stage renal disease patients with hemodialysis.Methods:  This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-post test with control group design. Using consecutive sampling 88 respondents were selected, which 44 assigned in each group. Thirst distress scale and visual analog scale questionnaire were used for data collection. Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney test were used for statistic analysis.Results: Of the total of respondents, thirty-seven respondents experienced a decrease in thirst distress scale with p= 0.000 (p <0.05); and 30 respondents experienced a decrease in visual analog scale with p=0.000 after given low sodium diet management. There was difference of thirst distress scale score (p=0.008) and visual analog scale of thirst score (p=0.048) between intervention and control group. The importance of continuous of diet education with counseling and home visit can increase self-management behaviors.Conclusion. Low sodium diet management could reduce the thirst response in end stage renal disease patients with hemodialysis.