Objective To explore the potential circular RNA(circRNA)biomarker of Uygur type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods A total of 120 T2DM patients and 120 subjects with normal glucose tolerance were recruited from the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University and Shihezi community from October 2020 to August 2021,and divided into four groups:60 Uygur T2DM patients(Uygur T2DM group),60 Uygur subjects with normal glucose tolerance(Uygur NC group),60 Han T2DM patients(Han T2DM group)and 60 Han subjects with normal glucose tolerance(Han NC group).Hsa_circRNA_0042817,hsa_circRNA_0006532 and hsa_circRNA_0004131 were selected as candidate circRNA,and the expression in peripheral blood were detected by RT-qPCR.Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors for Uygur T2DM,and the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to evaluate the biomarker value of circRNA in Uygur T2DM.Results The expressions of hsa_circRNA_0042817,hsa_circRNA_0006532 and hsa_circRNA_0004131 were higher in Uygur T2DM group than in Uygur NC group(P<0.05).The expression of hsa_circRNA_0042817 was higher in Uygur T2DM group than in Han T2DM group(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that hsa_circRNA_0042817 was an influencing factor for T2DM in Uygur population[OR(95%CI)3.420(1.567～7.465)].ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve was the largest(0.798)in hsa_circRNA_0042817.Conclusion There were up-regulated circRNA in peripheral blood in Uygur T2DM patients,and hsa_circRNA_0042817 may be a biomarker for T2DM in Uygur patients.