Objective: describe the relationship between family support behavior, lifestyle and level of glycated hemoglobin in people with a recent type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Material and Methods: crosssectional, descriptive, correlational study. 215 subjects participated between the ages of 20 and 50 with a diagnosis of T2D in a period of time no longer than 24 months, attending two urban health centers in the city of Puebla, Mexico. Two validated instruments and a data card were applied. The analysis strategies included descriptive statistics for the categorical variables, reliability of the instruments through Cronbach's alpha. Results: The results allowed the evaluation of lifestyle of recently diagnosed people and its relationship to family support.