PENGARUH TERAPI AKUPRESUR TERHADAP PENURUNAN KADAR GULA DARAH PADA PASIEN DM TIPE II DI POLIKLINIK RUMAH SAKIT UMUM IMELDA PEKERJA INDONESIA MEDAN TAHUN 2022

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease in the form of a metabolic disorder characterized by blood sugar levels that exceed normal limits. Diabetes Mellitus is known as a silent killer because it is often not realized by the person and when it is known that complications have occurred. This study aims to determine the effect of acupressure therapy on reducing blood sugar levels in Type II DM patients. The research was conducted at the Polyclinic of Imelda General Hospital, Indonesian Workers Medan, from July 2022 to August 2022.  The research method used in this study is the Quasy Experiment research method using a pre test and post test approach with control group design. The population in this study were 40 respondents and the sample in this study were 20 respondents who were taken by purposive sampling. And analyzed Univariate and Bivariate using Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney tests to determine the difference between the two groups on the effect of acupressure therapy. The results showed that the effect of acupressure therapy on lowering blood sugar levels was p-value = 0.005 <0.05, it can be concluded that there is an effect of acupressure therapy on lowering blood sugar levels in Type II DM patients at the Imelda General Hospital Polyclinic, Indonesian Workers Medan. It is suggested that the results of this study are expected as information for patients with diabetes mellitus to carry out acupressure therapy independently and for the Indonesian workers imelda hospital to include elements of acupressure therapy as a study material in the management of type II diabetes mellitus patients.