Background: Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century and depression is commonly found as a co morbid condition in chronic medical illnesses. Patients with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer from depression compared to the general population. The predictors of depression in a sample of Iraqi Patients with type 2 Diabetes were examined and evaluated in the present study. Depression and anxiety can raise non-adherence to medications, decrease health-related quality of life and worsen the prognosis of diabetes. Furthermore, there is a danger of The odds of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus rising to 60%. Objectives: The aims of this study are to determine anxiety and depression among patients with diabetes and to find out the relationship between anxiety and depression among patients with diabetes and demographic data such as age, gender etc. Materials and Methods: Interview Study design among 200 patients diagnosed with diabetes from 4 primary health care centers in Al-Nasr sector, Thi Qar Governorate, Iraq. The study tool is a questionnaire composed from 2 parts (demographic data; Anxiety and depression scale). The data collected by the interview method. The presence of depression was measured through the relevant explained questions. He worries. These are denoted by the letter “A” while those related to depression are denoted by the letter “D”. Scores of 0 to 7 on its subscales are considered normal, with scores of 8 to 10 representing the cutoff and 11 or more indicating a clinical “condition.” Result: The finding indicated that Mean and standard deviation 49.8±7.775. The study showed that the rate of 48.0% of male, while it found the study showed that 52.0% from female. This finding shows that 45.5% of sample at age (50-59) years, 52% of them were females, 35.5% of them had secondary school graduated, 90.5% of them married and the mean of DM diagnosis period was 7.495. This finding shows that 80% and 74% of patients with DM had severe anxiety and depression respectively. Conclusion: The study revealed that a large percentage of diabetic patients suffered from anxiety and or depressive symptoms. The results should alert all physicians working in primary health centers to consider these symptoms since they have a direct impact in improving treatment.