Resumo (EN)
Review the literature of elderly people with diabetes correlating obesity and alcoholism. It was a literature review, after choosing thesubject a search was made in virtual databases, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American Caribbean Reading inHealth Sciences (LILACS), Pubmed and the Google academic being used as descriptors "diabetes" "obesity" "elderly" and "alcoholism".The study period was carried out from July to August 2019. A total of 20 articles were selected for eventual research. The results of thisreview were satisfactory in relation to diabetes in the elderly, correlating with obesity and alcoholism. As you can see, the results weresignificantly positive. Being able to recognize these two factors and modifiable characteristics that influence their complications arefundamental to outline strategies for change for the elderly with diabetes.