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Diabetes mellitus is one of the health problems worldwide. The prevalence of DM in Indonesia in 2013 is 12,191,564 people and is predicted to increase to 21.3 million people in 2030. Obesity is the main factor of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The measurement to diagnose obesity is the waist circumference. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the waist circumference on obesity among the incidence patient of type 2 diabetes mellitus in BRSU Tabanan. The design of this research was cross sectional. The subjects of this study were all adult male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or obesity in ambulatory clinic BRSU Tabanan, who were selected using consecutive sampling. Independent variables in this study was the waist circumference and the dependent variable was type 2 diabetes mellitus. Data were collected using instruments such as metric / meter cloth and blood glucose was measured using Easy Touch GCU. Data were analyzed by SPSS application using Chi-square. The results were as follows: the average of the waist circumference (obesity) and type 2 diabetes mellitus were 52,8% and 54,7% respectively. The relationship of both above was significant (p<0,05; r=0,396). The conclusion could be drawn that there was positive significant relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. It was recommended that the subject should be maintain the ideal body weight, and for the obese people were expected to reduce their body weight.