<![CDATA[Latar Belakang: Diabetes melitus (DM) perlu dicegah karena tergolong penyakit silent killer. Sebagian kasus adalah DM Tipe 2. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian sebelumnya menunjukkan masyarakat di Banyumas sudah mempunyai tingkat pengetahuan cukup baik, tetapi belum mempunyai sikap yang cukup baik terhadap pencegahan DM Tipe 2. Perlu dilakukan edukasi kepada masyarakat serta deteksi dini DM melalui pemeriksaan gula darah. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui perbedaan pengetahuan dan sikap masyarakat di Desa X, Kabupaten Banyumas terhadap DM Tipe 2 sebelum dan sesudah edukasi. Metode: Desain penelitian menggunakan quasi experiment dilakukan selama bulan Agustus 2023. Kuesioner digunakan untuk menilai pengetahuan dan sikap. Responden menjawab pertanyaan kuesioner pre-test, kemudian diberikan edukasi dan menjawab kuesioner post-test. Edukasi DM Tipe 2 dilakukan melalui penyampaian materi secara lisan dan tulisan melalui paparan menggunakan media slide Power Point dan modul. Sampel adalah masyarakat Desa X, Kabupaten Banyumas sebanyak 30 orang. Analisis perbedaan pengetahuan dan sikap menggunakan uji Wilcoxon.Hasil: Hasil uji Wilcoxon memperlihatkan bahwa tidak ada perbedaan signifikan pengetahuan dan sikap masyarakat Desa X tentang DM Tipe 2 sebelum dan sesudah edukasi dengan nilai p=0,07 dan p=0,948. Kesimpulan: Tidak ada perbedaan signifikan pengetahuan dan sikap masyarakat Desa X, Kabupaten Banyumas sebelum dan sesudah edukasi DM Tipe 2. Kata Kunci: Edukasi, Intervensi, Masyarakat, Pengetahuan, Sikap Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) needs to be prevented because it is a silent killer disease. Some cases are Type 2 DM. Based on the results of previous research, it shows that the people in Banyumas already have a fairly good level of knowledge, but do not yet have a good enough attitude towards preventing Type 2 DM. Necessary to provide education to the community and early detection of DM through blood sugar checks. The study aimed to determine the differences in knowledge and attitudes of Village X community, Banyumas Regency towards Type 2 DM before and after education. Method: The research design used a quasi-experiment during August 2023. A questionnaire was used to measured knowledge and attitude. Respondents answered the pre-test, then were given education and answered the post-test. Type 2 DM education was carried out through the delivery of material orally and in writing through presentations using PowerPoint slides and modules. The sample were 30 people from Village X, Banyumas Regency. Analysis of differences in knowledge and attitudes using the Wilcoxon test. Results: The Wilcoxon test results show that there is no significant difference in the knowledge and attitudes of the people of Village X regarding Type 2 DM before and after education with a p-value of 0.07 and 0.948.Conclusion: There were no significant difference in the knowledge and attitudes of the people of Village X, Banyumas Regency pre and post Type 2 DM education.Keywords: Education, Intervention, Society, Knowledge, Attitude]]>
