Open AccessPengaruh Aktivitas Fisik Jalan Kaki terhadap Kadar Gula Darah pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Cianjur Kota
Author(s) -
Egi Permana,
Siti Kamillah,
Khrisna Wisnusakti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2798-9623
pISSN - 2798-9496
DOI - 10.53801/jnep.v1i2.45
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood sugar , population , physical therapy , physical activity , endocrinology , environmental health
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that occurs because the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin or the body cannot effectively use the insulin produced by the pancreas. There are 4 ways to maintain blood glucose levels, namely; pharmacological therapy, nutritional therapy, diabetes self management education, and physical activity. Walking exercise is the most often described as the modalities of physical activity to improve health.Objective: The research objective was to determine the effect of walking physical activity on blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus patients in the work area of the Cianjur Kota Health Center in 2021.Method: This study used a design quasi-experimental with an approach one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study was all 620 people with diabetes mellitus who were taken using a simple random sampling technique, which was 17 respondents.Results: Analysis of data using test paired sample t-test. Statistical test results obtained a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05 so that Ha is accepted, which means there is an effect of physical activity on foot on blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus patients in the work area of the Cianjur Kota Health Center in 2021.Conclusion: This study found that walking exercise as far as 2,5 km for 30 minutes can lower blood sugar levels significantly in patients with diabetes mellitus.