Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic multifactorial endocrine disorder that affects approximately 5-10% of adults worldwide. In Indonesia, approximately 10.8 million people, which accounts for 10% of the population, suffer from diabetes. The current treatment considered suitable for diabetes management involves self-care management. Self-management plays a crucial role in achieving blood sugar control, reducing complications, improving quality of life, and lowering hospitalization rates. Negative self-care behaviors frequently observed among diabetes patients include consuming high-fat foods, sugary snacks, non-adherence to diabetes diet protocols. These unhealthy habits make it more difficult to regulate one's own health, which increases the risk of morbidity and death, uncontrolled blood sugar levels, and a decline in quality of life. The purpose of this study is to identify poor self-care practices among type 2 diabetes patients in the Bukittinggi health facilities' service region. Using a deliberate sample technique, a qualitative descriptive study was carried out in seven operational regions of the community health clinics in Bukittinggi, Indonesia. Participants were interviewed in semi-structured interviews, and a chollezi was used to analyze the data. There were 15 people in all, ages 30 to 69, who participated in this study. The participants had been diagnosed with diabetes for a duration of 2 to 21 years. The study identified four themes: unhealthy dietary behaviors, poor medication adherence, preference of unstandardized based herbal medicine, and surrender to Diabetic. Future research should focus on developing appropriate interventions and health promotion strategies
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