Hubungan Pengetahuan Terapi Diet dengan Indeks Glikemik Bahan Makanan yang Dikonsumsi Pasien Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Relationship between Knowledge of Diet Therapy on Glycemic Index Foods that were Eaten by Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. National prevalence of Diabetes mellitus at age ≥15 years was 2.1% and 0.8% in Lampung (Riskesdas, 2013). In the Bandar Lampung city, the prevalence of Diabetes mellitus was equal to 0.9% (Riskesdas, 2007 and 2013). Number of patients with Diabetes mellitus in 2015, as many as, 524 patients and ranks second out of 10 diseases in Poli Disease Hospital Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung Province in 2015. This research was to determine the relationship of knowledge about dietary therapy with glycemic index foods that were consumed by patients with Diabetes mellitus type II, in Poli Disease Hospital Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek, Lampung Province. Cross sectional approach were used. The univariate analysis showed that majority distribution of the characteristics of the respondent were female (56.7%), most respondents aged were 51-60 years (43.3%) and the age of initial respondents most affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus were 41-50 years (40%), most respondents last education were high school (36.7%), most jobs were housewives (46.7%), and the majority of respondents had nutritional counseling by a nutritionist (63.3%). Distribution of knowledge about diet therapy mostly good (70%). Majority the glycemic index of foods that had consumed by respondents were high (53.3%). There was a significant association between knowledge of diet therapy with glycemic index foods that were consumed by patients with Diabetes mellitus type II in Poli Disease Hospital Dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung (p-value=0.001).