OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of the quality of life (QoL) improvement on their QoL and self-esteem. METHODS: This was a random controlled clinical trial study on 123 type 2 diabetes patients admitted to the Diabetes Clinic in Imam Khomeini Hospital at Ardebil, Iran from April 2009 to June 2010. The 30 to 70 years old participants are afflicted with type 2 diabetes, and randomly divided into 2 groups (experimental group n = 61, and control group n = 62). The questionnaires were composed of sociodemographic status, Farrel and Grant, and Rosenberg's self-esteem questionnaires and the quality of life (QoL) improvement plan was codified to educate and evaluate them. A p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: Our study showed that subjects in the experimental group had low self-esteem (13%) before QOL training, and they had moderate self-esteem after the intervention (39%), however, the control group had moderate self-esteem (62.5%) in the pre-test, and changed to low self-esteem (12.9%) in the post-test, and there was significant difference in the previous and next intervention (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The QoL improvement had positive effects on diabetic's self-esteem, and QOL as improved may help to reduce the side effects of type 2 diabetes process.

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