LOYALITAS: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): November 2021

Screening Lansia Sehat Dengan Kontrol Gula Darah Di Panti Werdha Sumarah Sukomoro

Novita Anggrain (Univesitas Katolik Musi Charitas)
Margareta Haiti (Univesitas Katolik Musi Charitas)
Mustika Sari Hutabarat (Univesitas Katolik Musi Charitas)
Lidwina Septie Ch (Univesitas Katolik Musi Charitas)
Aprida Manurung (Univesitas Katolik Musi Charitas)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Nov 2021

Abstract

Old age is a natural process experienced by both men and women who have reached the age of 60 years and over. Aging means that you have experienced a process of decline both physically and mentally. The elderly can still be productive when they have a healthy and fit body. Health can be maintained through a balanced nutritional intake and through regular health checks. Efforts to prevent disease in the elderly can be carried out through health checks and providing counseling so that the elderly understand so that further complications do not occur. Through this activity, the elderly are expected to be able to live healthy lives in their daily lives. Counseling activities were carried out to 31 elderly people at the Sumarah Sukomoro Nursing Home in Palembang City by checking their blood pressure and blood sugar. As a result, there were 4 people with sugar levels > 200 mg/dl, 8 people with sugar levels 140-199 mg/dl, 18 people with sugar levels < 140 mg/dl, and only 1 person who was not willing to be tested. So from these results it can be seen that most of the elderly have a risk of developing diabetes. Therefore, it is hoped that the elderly can change their lifestyle, which begins with improving their diet and regulating regular physical activity, such as starting to walk and other physical activities to prevent generative complications.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

loyal

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

LOYALITAS aims to provide a forum for international researchers on applied Society Development and Engagement to publish the original articles. The scope of LOYALITAS are Society Development and ...