OLAH RAGA DAN KADAR GULA DARAH PADA KELOMPOK LANSIA DENGAN DIABETES MELITUS DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS ULAKAN TAHUN 2017

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Exercise has a close relationship with blood sugar levels of older people with diabetes. The
monthly report of Puskesmas Ulakan recorded an incidence increase of pproximately 3.5%
from January to February 2017. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of
exercise and blood glucose level in older people groups with diabetes mellitus in Puskesmas
Ulakan Working Area in 2017. The research used One Group Pretes-Posttes design. The study
involved 15 older people with diabetes melitus in Ulakan Puskesmas Working Area. The
analysis using T-test showed blood sugar level before exercise was 236,93 mg / dl with
standard deviation 14,523 mg / dl and after exercise was 169.40 mg / dl with standard
deviation 18,535 mg / dl and p value 0,000 means there is an influence of exercise on the
decrease in blood sugar levels in older people with diabetes mellitus. It is expected that this
research can be used by community nurses to socialize the use of exercise as a non
pharmacological treatment in order to control blood sugar levels in older people with diabetes
mellitus.
Keywords: older people, exercise, blood glucose level, diabetes mellitus