Abstract:
Lifestyle changes in urban communities that are associated with the risk of diabetes
include poor diet, lack of physical activity, and smoking that affect glucose metabolism so that
blood glucose levels are high. This study aims to determine the relationship between lifestyle and
blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes mellitus. This research design used correlation
analytic with cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus in the Balongrawe neighborhood, Kedundung sub-district, Magersari district,
Mojokerto city, as many as 43 people. The sampling technique of this research is purposive
sampling. The sample in this study amounted to 39 people. The research instrument used an
observation sheet questionnaire. Data analysis using Spearman Rho test. The results showed that
most of the respondents had bad diet, as many as 28 people (71.8%), almost all of them did light
activities (sedentary lifestyle) as many as 35 people (89.7%), and most of them did not smoke, as
many as 22 people ( 56,4%), most of the respondents had bad blood sugar levels, as many as 26
people (66.7%). The results of the Spearman Rho test showed that there was a relationship
between lifestyle (diet (pvalue = 0.000), physical activity (p-value = 0.000), smoking habits
(pvalue = 0.018) with blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Kedundung
Village, Magersari District. Mojokerto City. A poor diet tends to cause blood sugar levels to
increase due to the high intake of food and drinks containing carbohydrates which are eventually
broken down into glucose, if not used for physical activity, blood sugar levels will be high.
Smoking causes free radicals that damage insulin so that blood sugar levels are not well
controlled.
