Effect of Diabetes Gymnastics and Nutrition Counseling on LoweredBlood Glucose Levels in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Type II inJatilawang Puskesmas in Banyumas Regency

Abstract: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one type of non-communicable diseases with an increasing prevalence. The IDFreported that global prevalence of DM patients were about 8,4% in 2012 and is predicted to rise to 55% by2035. Regular physical activity and dietary compliance are considered important components of the diabetesmanagement and blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 DM. To determine the effect of diabetesgymnastics and nutrition counseling on blood glucose levels in type 2 DM patients. A quasi-experiment,randomized pre and post test group control design was used. The number of respondents were 15 people foreach treatment and control group. The data collections were blood glucose levels (BGL) and compliancediet score. Independent T-test was used to determine the effect between variables. There were significanteffect of diabetes gymnastic on blood glucose levels and nutrition counseling on dietary compliance inintervention group compared control group. There weren't significant effect of dietary compliance on BGL.Doing diabetes gymnastic three times a week were more effective to lowered BGL in type 2 DM patients.Nutrition counseling were more valuable in enhanced dietary compliance, but dietary compliance doesn'tcontributes on lowering BGL