EFEKTIVITAS SENAM DIABETES TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR GLUKOSA DARAH PADA PENDERITA DIABETES MELITUS (DM) TIPE-2 DI PUSKESMAS KTK KOTA SOLOK

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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by
hyperglycemia that occurs due to insulin secretion abnormalities, insulin work or both.
Most cases of Diabetes is Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) caused by heredity, obesity due to
lifestyle that lived. Type 2 DM is usually found in people over the age of 40 years. West
Sumatra Provinces is one of the provinces with the highest number of DM patients, and
ranked third with a total of 44,561 people. The number of DM patients was also increased
in the work area of Puskesmas KTK (Kampai Tabu Kerambil), as evidenced by the
preliminary study conducted in April 2016 based on the visit of type 2 DM patients for 4
months at Community Health Center of KTK 72 people. In general, the management of
DM Type 2 consists of four pillars of education, medical nutrition therapy, physical
exercise, and pharmacological intervention. Gymnastics diabetes is a physical exercise
designed according to age and physical status and is part of the treatment of diabetes
mellitus. During physical exercise the muscles of the body, the heart system and the
circulation of blood and breathing are activated. Therefore, the body's metabolism, fluid
balance and electrolytes and acid-base must adjust. If physical exercise continues to be
increased then the source of energy and muscle glycogen decreases, then there will be the
use of blood glucose and free fatty acids.
Key word: gymnastics diabetes, diabetes mellitus type-2, blood glucose level