Abstract
Background : Knowledge about diabetes mellitus affects the lifestyle of patients who suffer from diabetes mellitus. Knowledge is one of the essential factors that determine health management for patients. Objective : This study aimed to determine the relationship between the knowledge level of diabetes mellitus (DM) management and preprandial glucose levels. Method : This study uses a quantitative cross-sectional method in which the correlation between the knowledge level and the preprandial glucose levels was calculated. Sixty-eight respondents were selected using purposive sampling. The knowledge level of DM management was measured using a questionnaire which consists of 28 questions. The value of the preprandial glucose level was measured using a test tool (easytouch®). The data were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation test. The study was conducted from January to February 2019. Result : The result shows that respondents have a high level of knowledge of diabetes management, in which the score is 20.37 on average. The respondents have an average preprandial glucose level of 139.72 dl/mg. The Pearson product-moment correlation test shows a significant correlation between the knowledge of DM management and the preprandial glucose level with the coefficient correlation at -0.422, and p<0.001 (ρ<0.05). Conclusion: There is a correlation between the knowledge level of diabetes management toward preprandial glucose levels.
Highlights
The epidemiological transition of diabetes mellitus is a phenomenon that is characterized by an increase in morbidity rates and mortality rates
Diabetes mellitus is a persistent metabolic disease which relates to the loss of insulin released by the pancreas leading to a rise in glucose levels; it is called hyperglycemia (Forouhi & Wareham, 2019; Koye, Magliano, Nelson, & Pavkov, 2018; Kwon, Hong, Park, & Jung, 2019)
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated in 2030; diabetes mellitus alone would be at the sixth global ranking for chronic diseases (Forouhi & Wareham, 2019)
Summary
The epidemiological transition of diabetes mellitus is a phenomenon that is characterized by an increase in morbidity rates and mortality rates These changing phenomena cause insulin work inhibited, and this inhibition triggers degenerative diseases (Forouhi & Wareham, 2019). Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the knowledge level of diabetes mellitus (DM) management and preprandial glucose levels. Result: The result shows that respondents have a high level of knowledge of diabetes management, in which the score is 20.37 on average. The Pearson product-moment correlation test shows a significant correlation between the knowledge of DM management and the preprandial glucose level with the coefficient correlation at -0.422, and p
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