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Diabetes is a chronic disease that has connotations of culture or unhealthy lifestyle, so to overcome this a cultural approach is needed that leads to better behavioural patterns. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Sudanese culture-sensitive family nursing model on improving family support in controlling blood sugar in elderly with diabetes. This study used quasi-experimental design pre and post-test involving 114 respondents of families with elderly diabetes consisting of 57 respondents in the intervention group and 57 respondents in the control group. Samples were taken by multistage cluster sampling and statistical analysis using univariate, bivariate with independent t-test and chi-square, multivariate with General Linear Model Repeated Measure (GLM-RM). The results showed an increase in the mean of family support (informational, instrumental, appreciation and emotional support) and a decrease in the mean of elderly with diabetes blood sugar levels between 3 months and 6 months measurement after the application of the model in the intervention group compared to the control group with each p-value = 0.000. Sundanese culture-sensitive family nursing models can improve family support in treating the elderly with diabetes and have an impact on controlling blood sugar. It is recommended to be replicated using various culture that is adapted to local culture conditions in Indonesia.