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This study has been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of Buerger-Allen exercise to improve the peripheral circulation among clients with Diabetes Mellitus. The data was generated by using investigator development foot assessment scale. Purposive sampling was adopted to select 60 subjects based on eligibility criteria. Thus, the data was obtained from the study; the subjects were analyzed and interpreted in terms of the objectives and hypothesis of the study. Data analysis is done by descriptive and inferential statistics, and the p value is set at 0.05 level. In experimental group the mean post test score was 33.07 which is higher than mean post test score 21.10 in right leg. In left leg the mean post test score was 35.20 which is higher than mean pre-test score 23.83. Within the group comparison using paired 't' test showed the significance in the peripheral circulation of experimental group at P<=0.05 level and 29 df (t=14.24, 15.71 for right leg & left leg respectively). Whereas there were no changes in the pre-test - post test scores in the control group. Between group comparison using student 't' test showed no significance in pre-test, (t=.90, 1.22 for right & left leg respectively) but high significance in the post test (t= 5.21, 5.78 for right & left leg respectively) at P<=0.05 for 58 df.