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Introduction: Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that have been considered by policy makers.Diabetes causes premature mortality, disability and sometimes irreversible problems. Although itis under consideration of doctors, there is no study about the role of the socioeconomic status ofthe patient in control of diabetes in our society. The main purpose of this research is to explorerelationship between socioeconomic status and control of diabetes. Materials and Methods:320 diabetic patients were randomly chosen from specialized clinic of Dr. Gharazy hospital. Theelement was questionnaire which its reliability was calculated according to coefficients Cronbach’salpha (r = .078). The patients’ two previous sessions’ blood sugar level and also their HbA1Cwere studied via referring to their medical records. Then the patients were categorized intosuccessful and unsuccessful groups in controlling the diabetes. Their socioeconomic status wasanalyzed through SPSS software. Results: The findings show that there is a direct relationshipbetween socioeconomic status and control of diabetes. The better socioeconomic status is thebetter diabetes has been controlled. Conclusion: In order to control diabetes, taking drugs andpatients’ socioeconomic status should be take into consider and social screening is essential.