Diabetes mellitus is a disease caused by the body not being able to release or use insulin adequately so that glucose (simple sugar) levels in the blood are high (Suryani, et al, 2019). According to (Castika & Melati, 2019) diabetes mellitus (DM) is also a disease that is included in the group of metabolic diseases, where the main characteristic is high blood sugar levels in the blood (hyperglycemia). The Research Objective: To determine the effect of soursop leaf boiled water on reducing blood sugar in diabetes mellitus sufferers in the Dusun VIII Tanah Rakyat village Kecamatan Pulo Bandring. Methods: This research is a type of Quasy Experimental research with a One Group Pretest Posttest design. The population in this study were all diabetes mellitus sufferers in the Dusun VIII Tanah Rakyat village Kecamatan Pulo Bandring. The sample technique used was total sampling of 46 people. Data collection tools are carried out in the form of observation sheets and questionnnaire sheet. The research results showed that there was a significant effect on reducing blood sugar levels (p value 0.020 < 0.05 on giving boiled water from soursop leaves on reducing blood sugar in people with diabetes mellitus in the Dusun VIII Tanah Rakyat Village Kecamatan Pulo Bandring. It is hoped that health workers, especially village midwives in the region Dusun VIII Tanah Rakyat village Kecamatan Pulo Bandring can optimize program actions to maintain health. And it is hoped that respondents can increase their knowledge about diabetes mellitus sufferers.
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