This is a case study of the Multiprofessional Group for Diabetic Care, which has been working since the 1980s in the University Hospital of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Its objective was to rescue, by means of the registered documentation, the trajectory of the group, pointing out the importance of its efforts in understanding the multidisciplinary reality and their implications for the organization of the health care process for the client. During the research it became necessary to identify and analyze said documents, as well as perform interviews, to complement the data. The data obtained demonstrate that through its organization and existence the Group bridges the gap between the concept of pluridisciplinary and multidisciplinary realities. Its actions have concentrated forms of integration among existing knowledge, articulated the practice and construction of knowledge, understanding that its concretization demands some central thinking among the various disciplines, based on the common project the health care offered to the client who carries Mellitus Diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus; Ambulatory care; Patient care team