EDUKASI PENGATURAN DIET DIABETES MELLITUS (DM) PADA PENYANDANG DM SELAMA MENJALANI PUASA RAMADHAN

Abstract

ABSTRAKPengaturan diet DM sebagai salah satu pilar penatalaksanaan DM masih menjadi masalah sehingga memerlukan edukasi lebih lanjut bagi para penyandang DM di wilayah kerja puskesmas Tanjung Karang Kota Mataram terutama di bulan puasa. Pengaturan diet sangatlah penting sehingga glukosa darah penyandang DM tetap terkontrol pada batas normal. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pemahaman penyandang DM dalam mengatur diet dibulan puasa sehingga meminimalisir timbulnya berbagai komplikasi akibat ketidakstabilan glukosa darah, meningkatkan kualitas hidup dan dapat menjalankan puasa dengan lancar. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan metode ceramah dan diskusi. Kegiatan yang dilakukan berupa pre-test, pemberian edukasi serta post-test pengetahuan tentang diet saat menjalankan puasa pada penyandang DM. Dari 30 orang penyandang DM yang mengikuti kegiatan ini didapatkan pengetahuan sebelum diberikan edukasi dengan kategori baik 10%, cukup sebanyak 40% dan kurang sebanyak 50% dan setelah diberikan edukasi terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan dengan kategori baik sebanyak 67% dan cukup 33%. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan terkait pengaturan diet pada penyandang DM melalui edukasi yang baik sehingga bisa diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kata kunci: diabetes mellitus; diet; puasa; edukasi. ABSTRACTThe regulation of the DM’ diet as one of the pillars of DM management is still a problem so it requires further education for people with DM in the working area of the Tanjung Karang Public Health Center, Mataram City, especially during the fasting month. Dietary regulation is very important so that the blood glucose of people with diabetes remains controlled at normal limits. The purpose of this service activity is to increase the understanding of people with diabetes in regulating diet in the month of fasting so as to minimize the emergence of various complications due to blood glucose instability, improve quality of life and be able to carry out fasting smoothly. This community service is carried out using lecture and discussion methods. Activities carried out in the form of pre-test, providing education and post-test knowledge about diet when fasting for people with DM. Of the 30 people with DM who took part in this activity, knowledge was obtained before being given education in the good category of 10%, sufficient as much as 40% and less as much as 50% and after being given education there was an increase in knowledge in the good category as much as 67% and enough 33%. Thus, it can be concluded that there is an increase in knowledge related to diet management in people with DM through good education so that it can be applied in everyday life. Keywords: diabetes mellitus; diet; fasting; education.