PENGARTIH BUAH NAGA TERHADAP KADAR GLUKOSA DARAH PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELITUS TIPE II

Abstract

NT]RSING SCIENCE STITDY PROGRAM I]NTVERSITY STIKES AUFA ROYIIÄN PADAi\GSIDIMPUAN Research report, July 2019 Desi Efrida Tanjung The effect of dragon fruit on blood glucose levels in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a non comnrunicable disease that shows an increasefrom year to year. In indonesia, the number of people with diabetes mellitus has increased 80% ìn 2013 with the age range between 40-60 years. While in batunadua health center in 2018 the number of patients with diabetes mellitus January-Decetnber was 87 people. One of the non pharmacological treatments for diabetes mellitus is by consuming red dragon ,ûuiL Content in dragon fruit can have a hypoglycemic effect in people u,ith diqbetes mellitus. The purpose of the studywas to determine the ffict of drcgonfruit on biood glucose levls in patients with type II diabetes meliitus. This type of research was quas)) experiment with the desígn in the experimental group and the control grou.p pre test and post test'w,ith group control. Sampling techníque with slovinformula. The number of i'espondent was 20 people. Narnely 10 experimental groups and in the control group. l)ata a,nalysis useC was paired T test and independent T tesi. After a significant test using the paired T' test on the comparisctn of blood glucose levels beþre and after the odministration of dragon fruit in the experimental group, there was a significant change in the value of p:0.005 (p<0.05). The independent T test results in the experirnental group and the pValue control group: 0.006 (<0.05). Mean,s that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted, meaning that there is a sìgnificant dffirence between the effect of dragon fruit on blood glucose levels in the experimental group and the control group after intenention. It can be cancluded that there is an influence of dragon fruit on blood glucose levels in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. People with diabetes mellihts are encouraged to consume dragon fruit as a natural alternative medicine to reduce blood glucose levels. Key words : Dragon Fruit, Diabetes Mellitus Bibliography :27 (2009-2017)