Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. Backgound and Objectives: Considering the type 2 diabetes an important public health problem, with high and increasing number of cases in the country and of its consequences, it has become necessary investment in new areas of research to strengthen the use of alternative therapies, relating benefit cost with lower rates of adverse effects. Thus, this study aimed to identify the benefits of physical activity and specific balanced diet in the control of diabetes mellitus type 2. Such strategies are recognized in the literature as non-pharmacological treatment and used as election therapy or as an adjunct to classical pharmacological treatment. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study at the Center for Diabetic Care and Hypertension in a Bahian in a city of Bahia in 2014, based on consultation records and questionnaire. The sample consisted of 56 adult individuals of both sexes, aged >40, with diabetes mellitus type 2, registered and accompanied by the institution for disease control. Results: The average age of participants was 62 years, most are female, with low socioeconomic status, and reported no use of tobacco or alcohol. (85,7%), carbohydrates. Most participants had a mean age of 62 years, female, with low socioeconomic status, and reported no use of tobacco or alcohol. Best of glucose levels also predominated in the sample (85.7%), along with a low daily intake of fat and sugar / sweet carbohydrates, physical inactivity, overweight and previous guidance of oral hygiene. Most also said never done gingival treatment and tooth loss report was almost 100%. Conclusion:The results of this study point to a better relationship between glycemia and non-pharmacological therapies such as guided oral hygiene, physical activity and BMI <25. However, it reinforces the need for more studies of this nature with robust methodological arrangements and greater power of analysis. Your results will bring important gains for the control of diabetes, both collective and individual levels.