A quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of roasted fenugreek seed powder on blood glucose among clients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Urban Community Health Centre at Kamarajapuram, Pudukkottai

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or simply diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or because cells of the body do not respond properly to the insulin that is produced. Fenugreek may hold a special interest by people who suffer from diabetes. Due to the high content of soluble fiber, it has long been assumed that the benefit of fenugreek seeds for diabetes lies with its ability to modulate plasma glucose levels by delaying gastric emptying and by direct interference with glucose absorption. OBJECTIVES: To assess the pre test level of fasting blood glucose among clients with type II diabetes mellitus in experimental group and control group. To assess the post test level of fasting blood glucose among clients with type II diabetes mellitus in experimental group and control group To evaluate the effectiveness of roasted fenugreek seed powder on level of fasting blood glucose among clients with type II diabetes mellitus in the experimental group. To find out the association between the post test level of fasting blood glucose with their selected demographic variables in experimental group. Conceptual framework : J. M. Kenny's Open System Model Research design : Quasi Experimental, Non Randomized control group Design (pre test post test control group design) Group Design : Type II diabetes mellitus Pre test intervention Post test Experimental O1 X O2 Control O1 - O2 Population : clients with type II diabetes mellitus, aged between 31-60 years Sample size : 70 type II diabetes mellitus clients, 35 in experimental group and 35 in control group Sampling : Non Probability- Purposive Sampling technique Setting : Urban Community Health Centre, Pudukkottai Tool : Demographic variable and clinical variable Data collection : Quasi experimental, Non randomized control group [pre test post test control group ]design was used. The timing of data collection was 6 weeks. Roasted Fenugreek seed powder was given to type II diabetes mellitus clients for 28 days. The level of fasting blood glucose was assessed by glucometer (Accu check). Data analysis : Descriptive Statistics (Frequency, Percentage, Mean, and Standard deviation ) and inferentia