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AIM: To validate the nursing diagnosis risk for unstable blood glucose level in adult/elderly patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. METHOD: Study Methodological was used in this article. The validation process was carried out using the model proposed by Hoskins (1989). RESULTS: The risk factors ineffective medication management and high carbohydrate and lipid food intake achieved a concordance index greater than 85%. CONCLUSION: This study contributed to the identification of new risk factors, at risk populations, and important associated conditions. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: It is believed that the findings reported in this paper can be used to improve clinical protocols for the prevention of unstable blood glucose, in addition to contributions to the advancement of nursing science.