International Journal of Islamic and Complementary Medicine
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): International Journal Islamic Medicine

THE EFFECT OF MEDIUM INTENSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS IN DIABETES MELLITUS

R.A. Tanzila (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang)
Ni Made Elva Mayasari (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang)
Dita Azzahra Maso (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Oct 2020

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that increased every year and caused many complications. There are four pillars in the management of DM, namely education, nutrition, pharmacology and physical training. According to PERKENI, physical exercise for people with DM can be done 3-4x/week with a duration of 30 minutes. This study aims to determine the effect of exercise moderate activities carried out by Diabetes Mellitus in Muhammadiyah Hospital Palembang on blood sugar levels at a time. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with a total sample of 30 people who were obtained by total sampling. The research data was taken by checking blood sugar before and after physical activity with aerobic type, which is done 1x/week for four weeks by using Easy Touch GCU. Wilcoxon test results found a p-value of 0.285 which means moderate exercise activities carried out by people with diabetes in Palembang Muhammadiyah Hospital which is carried out once a week for four weeks does not affect blood sugar levels at the time.

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Journal Info

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ijim

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Religion Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Nursing Physics Public Health

Description

International Journal of Islamic and Complementary Medicine (IJICM) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on promoting Islamic medical sciences and complementary medicine generated from basic sciences, clinical, and community or public health research to integrate researches in all ...