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Background and Objectives: It is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. As of 2016,422 million people have diabetes worldwide. Alternative medicine modalities have been found to be effective in the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cold compress is a treatment of choice in hydrotherapy in the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The scientific literature to support its judicious usage is inadequate. Hence the present study evaluated the effect of cold compress on blood glucose and Glycated hemoglobin levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients .Methods: Subjects were recruited from Shanthivana Nature cure hospital, Karnataka.90 patients were recruited for the study, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were assigned to the naturopathy, control and interventional groups. Subjects were assessed for FBS, PPBS and HbA1C levels on the first day of their admission, FBS and PPBS are again collected on the 10th day and patients are asked to send the HbA1C reports immediately after 3 months of follow up. Naturopathy group: followed all the naturopathy treatments, yoga and diet excluding cold compress. Control group: lifestyle modification and yoga Intervention group: all the naturopathy treatments, yoga and diet including cold compress. Results: The results suggested that experimental group have significantly reduced levels of FBS, PPBS along with HbA1C compared to naturopathy and control group and, naturopathy group has shown more beneficial results compared to control group. Interpretation and conclusion: Addition of cold compress with Naturopathy treatments, Diet and Yoga augments the therapeutic effects of Yoga & Naturopathy interventions in the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.