The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effects of a 6 week self-care education program promoting self-efficacy for elderly people with diabetes. The participants were 16 elders with Type Ⅱ diabetes living in the community and registered at the regional health office (9 men and 7 women). Data were collected before the education program, immediately after and at present. The results are as follows: 1. The mean age of the participants was 68.1 years, and 75.0% were being treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, 6.3% were on insulin. 2. There was no significant difference in total self-efficacy according to time(before education, immediately after and at present) (F=3.30 p=.065). Also there was no significant difference in total self-care behavior according to time(F=1.96, p=. 1752). 3. There was no significant difference between the HbAlc results immediately after the education program and at present(t=1.374, p=.219). In conclusion, the long-term effects of a self-care education program promoting self-efficacy for elderly people with diabetes were not significant for total self-efficacy and total self-care behavior before the education, immediately after or at present. But the self-efficacy scores for the exercise, blood sugar control and medication domains were increased immediately after the education and at present. The self-efficacy scores for diet domain was increased immediately after education but there was no further increase at present.