Stress, Nutritional Status and Blood Glucose Levels among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
<span lang="EN-US">Prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was increased significantly. Stress increased cortisol could increase blood glucose levels while obesity could increase insulin resistance. Objective of this study was to examine correlation of stress and nutritional status with blood glucose levels in patients with DM type 2. Design study was cross sectional using 120 samples from patients with DM type 2 at Pol</span><span lang="IN">y</span><span lang="EN-US">clinic of Internal Disease Dr. Moewardi </span><span lang="IN">Hospital </span><span lang="EN-US">Surakarta during April-May 2018. Variables in this study were stress with perceived stress scale 10 items (PSS-10), nutritional status with body mass index (BMI) and blood glucose levels with fasting blood glucose (FBG) and post-prandial blood glucose (PPBG) examination. The results showed that mean of<strong> </strong>FBG </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> 152.9±63.66 mg/dL and PPBG </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> 213.96±70.17 mg/dL. There </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> no significant correlation between stress and blood glucose levels, by FBG (<em>p</em>=0.389) and PPBG (<em>p</em>=0.202). However, there </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> significant correlation between nutritional status and PPBG (<em>p</em>=0.016), but FBG </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> not significant (<em>p</em>=0.209). </span><span lang="IN">In conclusion, t</span><span lang="EN-US">here </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> significant correlation between nutritional status and PPBG in patients with DM type 2, but FBG </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> not significant. However, there </span><span lang="IN">was</span><span lang="EN-US"> no significant correlation between stress and blood glucose levels in patients with DM type 2.</span>