Abstract: Objective:To explore the effects of experiential health education on the glycemic control,self-management efficacy and self-management behavior of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods:One hundred patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into the control group and observation group according to the random digital table method(50 cases each group).The control group patients were taught with the speaking,listening and watching,and the observation group patients were taught with the speaking,listening and watching combined with experiential health education.The glycemic control,self-management efficacy and self- management behavior between two groups were compared.Results:After management,the levels of FBG,2hPG and HbA1c in two groups were significantly improved,but the improvement degree of which in observation was more obvious(P<0.05 to P<0.01),and all indexes levels in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05 to P<0.01).After management,the healthy diet,diet and blood glucose,healthy behavior,compliance with wills score and total score of C-DMSES in two groups increased significantly,the score of which in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group(P<0.01).After management,the medicine,diet,exercise,blood glucose monitoring,foot care score and total score of SDSCA in two groups increased significantly,the increasing degree of which in observation was more obvious(P<0.01),and all scores in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group(P<0.01).Conclusions:The experiential health education in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus optimizes the results of blood glucose control,improves the level of self-management efficacy and self-management behavior.