PENGARUH LATIHAN FISIK JALAN KAKI TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR GULA DARAH PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE II DI KOTA PADANG

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Recently Tipe II Diabetes Mellitus has been one of associated with Physical Exercise is less.
One of sport are recommended in patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is walking. However
the study about the effect of physical activity: walking to decrease blood glucose levels. The
purpose of this study was to determine the influence of physical activity: walking to decrease
blood glucose levels in patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus. The research was conducted in
the Working Area of Public Health Pauh Padang and the implementation of interventions in
each respondent’s stayed. When the study began from February to July 2013. The design of the
study is a pre-experimental design with One group pretest-posttest Design approach. The
sampling technique was purposive sampling with a sample of 21 respondents. Data was
collected by measurement of blood glucose levels directly. The data analysis was performed
with the Paired Sampel T-Test to assess the differences before and after intervention. The
results of this study show an average reduction in blood glucose levels with walking exercise is
50 mg/dl. The result of statistical test obtained the value p = 0.000 (p <0.05) which means it
can lower blood glucose levels in patients Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Advised to make a groups
of walking exercise for patients Type II Diabetes Mellitus to controls their blood glucose
levels.

Keywords: Type II Diabetes Mellitus, walking