Abstract:
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia
because the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin and the body is
unable to use insulin effectively. If diabetes mellitus is not treated properly,
it will cause acute and chronic complications. Physical activity training is
one of the non-pharmacological management of diabetes mellitus. One form
of physical activity training is ergonomic gymnastics. This study aims to
determine the effect of ergonomic exercises on blood sugar levels in patients
with diabetes mellitus in Krembung Public Health Center. This research is
a quantitative study using Pre-Experimental Design One Group Pre- Test
Post-Test with 36 respondents. This study shows that there is a decrease in
the average blood sugar level on the first day of 234 mg/dL to 209.5 mg/dL,
on the second day the average blood sugar level from 211.5 mg/dL to 187.7
mg/dL while the average blood sugar level of the third meeting from 175.7
mg/dL to 148.8 mg/dL. Ergonomic gymnastics involves the main muscles
that can make insulin receptors increase and more sensitive so as to reduce
blood sugar levels. This is evidenced by the results of the analysis using the
Paired T-Test test obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05) which shows the
effect of ergonomic exercises on blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes
mellitus in Krembung Public Health Center. Based on the results of this
study, ergonomic exercises are important to be done routinely in patients
with diabetes mellitus to reduce blood sugar levels.
