Effectiveness of fenugreek powder on reducing Blood Glucose level among patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus at a selected Hospital, Madurai, Tamilnadu

A study to assess the effectiveness of fenugreek powder on reducing blood glucose level among patients with Type II diabetes mellitus in a selected hospital at Madurai. METHODOLOGY Quantitative research approach was used in this study. The research design adopted for this study was quasi-experimental design. The study was conducted in Karunai Multi Specialty Hospital, Madurai. Purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection. The sample size was 60 clients with type II diabetes mellitus who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the pre-test level of blood glucose among patients with Type II diabetes mellitus of experimental group and control group. 2. To assess the post-test level of blood glucose among patients with Type II diabetes mellitus of experimental group and control group. 3. To find out the effectiveness of fenugreek powder in reducing the blood glucose level among patients with Type II diabetes mellitus in the experimental group. 4. To associate the post-test level of blood glucose and selected demographic variables in the experimental group. 5. To associate the post-test level of blood glucose and selected demographic variables in the control group. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: With regard to age 30% were between 41-50 and 51-60 years in experimental group and 36.7% were between 41-59 years of age in control group. With regard to sex, in the experimental group 56.7% were males and 66.7% were males in the control group. Regarding the religion, majority of the subjects i.e., 36.7% were Muslims in experimental group and 50% were Hindus in control group. Regarding the marital status, majority of the samples, 76.7% were married in both experimental and control groups. Regarding the educational status, majority of the subjects had completed higher secondary education, 26.7% in experimental group and 23.3% of subjects in control group. Regarding the occupation, majority of the samples, 33.3% were unemployed in experimental group and 23.3% were coolies, government and private employees in control group. Regarding the family income, majority of samples, 33.3% were getting between Rs. 4001 and Rs.6000 in experimental group and 40% of samples were getting above Rs. 6000 in control group. With regard to family history of diabetes mellitus, majority of the sample’s parents were having the history of diabetes, i.e., 40% in experimental group and 43.3% in control group. Regarding personal habits, 40% of samples were having none in experimental group and 40% were alcoholic in control group. Regarding the diet, majority of the subjects were taking mixed diet in experimental group (60%) and in control group (56.7%). Regarding the duration of treatment taken for diabetes mellitus, majority of them were between 4 and 6 years in experimental (50%) in and control group (40%). With regard to following diabetic diet, 53.3% of samples said ‘no’ in the experimental group whereas 50% said ‘no’ in the control group. Regarding the habit of doing exercises, 53.3% of samples said ‘yes’ in experimental group and 80% of samples said ‘no’ in the control group. The mean post-test level of blood glucose (146.66) was lower than the mean pre- test level of blood glucose (220.60) in experimental group. There was an association between post-test blood glucose level of experimental group and their selected demographic variables such as religion, following diabetic diet and habit of doing exercises. In control group there was an association between post-test blood glucose level and their selected demographic variables such as religion, marital status, following diabetic diet and habit of doing exercises