Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests (p<0.05) were performed. Results: the majority of participants were females and overweight, with a mean age of 63.1 years and a low level o...