Manajemen Diri Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2 terhadap Kadar Gula Darah: Eksperimental Study

Trina Kurniawati (Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan dan Pendidikan Profesi Ners, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan)
Rita Dwi Hartanti (Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan dan Pendidikan Profesi Ners, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan)
Eka Budiarto (Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan dan Pendidikan Profesi Ners, Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan)

Jurnal Keperawatan Muhammadiyah
Vol 7, No 2 (2022): JURNAL KEPERAWATAN MUHAMMADIYAH

Objective:  This study to determine the effect of self-management of Type 2 DM patients on blood sugar levels.Methods: The method of this study used a quantitative  This study used a quasi-experimental design with pre post test without control group. A total of 23 patients with Type 2 DM become as respondents with a sampling technique used purposive sampling. The inclusion criteria applied to respondents included age more than 35 years, received a diagnosis of Type 2 DM from a doctor since at least 2 years ago, is currently active in treatment, and is willing to participate in the full course of the study. The measuring instrument used is a checklist sheet containing data on blood sugar levels before and after self-management of Type 2 DM patients. Pre and post measurements were given 1 month. Data were analyzed using McNemar Test.Results:   There is an effect of self-management of Type 2 DM patients on changes in blood sugar levels (p value 0.008).Conclusion:   Self-management of Type 2 DM patients has been shown to improve DM control, especially in controlling blood sugar in the body. Self-management carried out by patients with Type 2 DM in this study was seen to be optimal in aspects of diet regulation, physical activity regulation, and taking medication regularly.