<![CDATA[Background: Diabetes mellitus is an incurable disease, as a result many patients are bored and disobedient in treatment, this results in uncontaminated blood sugar levels. Success in treatment is influenced by patient compliance with treatment which is a major factor in the success of treatment. One of the factors that play a role in the failure to control the blood sugar levels of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is the factor of patient non-compliance with treatment. Objective: To determine the relationship between the level of adherence to taking oral anti-diabetic drugs to blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Medan Area South health center. Sampling uses a total sampling technique with a total sample of 243 patients. The instrument for collecting primary data using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8 items questionnaire (MMAS-8) to see the level of adherence of patients with diabetes mellitus. The results of the study: patients with low medication adherence amounted to 148 people (60.91%), moderate obedience 56 people (23.05%), and high compliance 39 people (16.05%). The patient's taking medicine was obtained based on consultation data and the remaining drugs that the patient informed the medical staff. Compliance with taking anti-diabetic drugs with blood sugar levels was obtained, there were 18 out of 243 (7.4%) patients who had adherence to taking low medication with normal blood sugar conditions. Whereas among patients who had adherence to taking medication on a medium scale there were 31 out of 56 (12.6%) of the total samples having adherence to taking moderate medication with normal blood sugar conditions. the statistical test results obtained P value (sig) = 0.027 smaller (<) than 0.05: then the hypothesis was accepted (H0 rejected and Ha accepted) and it can be concluded that there is a relationship between the level of adherence to taking the patient's blood sugar levels at the Community Health Center Medan South Area.]]>
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