Information about diabetes self-management did not have a statistically significant influence on behavioral skills and self management behavior, either directly or indirectly. This result is different from the results of previous studies , which reported that patient's knowledge of diabetes self management had a direct or indirect effect on self-management behavior. This finding could be interpreted to be the limitation of young patients with type 2 diabetes. They have indicated a high level of knowledge about self management behaviors, but did not internalize and practice that information. In other words, the level of knowledge held by young people with type 2 diabetes did not lead to self-management behaviors. However, the interaction between motivation and information, which was the same exogenous variable, was found to be statistically significant in this study. This result implies that a higher level of knowledge increases personal and social motivation. Through motivation, information could affect behavioral skills and self-management behavior. Therefore, rather than offering prescriptive education solely for the improvement of patient knowledge, individualized education which can motivate patients by considering their personal needs, expectations, abilities and environment is necessary . In addition, education should focus on specific behavioral skills required to perform self-management in daily life