Description of Albuminuria Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus According to Length of Diagnosis at West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Hospital

Ika Nurfajri Mentari (POLITEKNIK MEDICA FARMA HUSADA MATARAM)
Bustanul Atfal (Politeknik Medica Farma Husada Mataram)
Aini Aini (Politeknik Medica Farma Husada Mataram)

Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA (JPPIPA)
Vol 9 No 9 (2023): September

Albuminuria is a condition in which there is albumin in the urine, albuminuria often occurs in patients with type 2 DM which occurs due to persistently elevated blood sugar levels and poor glycemic control. This will risk the occurrence of complications of them diabetic nephropathy but it takes about 5-10 years after the diagnosis of DM is established to become a significant problem of kidney damage. The purpose of this study was to find out how the description of albuminuria levels in patients with type 2 DM based on the duration of diagnosis at RSUP NTB. The method used was analytic observation with a cross sectional design. The results of this study analyzed 30 subjects, consisting of 14 men (47%) and 16 women (53%) with an age range of 30-71 years, with the prevalence of urine albumin levels based on the duration of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is ≤ 5 years. DM ≥ 5 years with a prevalence of 3 (10%) samples having normoalbuminuria levels, 18 (60%) samples having micro albuminuria levels, and 3 (10%) samples having macro albuminuria levels