PROGRAM EMAS DALAM KONTROL GULA DARAH PENDERITA DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable disease that is included in the category of chronic diseases and expected to experience an increase, so that a way to control is needed by the Ministry of Health in the form of clever management of diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to analyze the effect of EMAS (education, nutrition management, physical activity, stress management) on behavior change and adult blood sugar control with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: Quasi Experiment Pre-Post Test Without Control Group Design for 6 months, October 2018 to March 2019. Samples were taken by purposive sampling technique, namely adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Cisalak Pasar Sub-District Ciamnggis District, Depok City as many as 86 people. Results: Changes in behavior and control of adult blood sugar with type 2 diabetes mellitus through EMAS intervention (p value 0.001 <0.05). Conclusion: Changes in adult behavior with type 2 diabetes mellitus are needed to stabilize the patient's blood sugar. Therefore, it takes the role of the nurse specialist community to provide interventions according to the needs of people with diabetes mellitus to manage the disease.Keywords: Intervention EMAS; Behavior change; Glucose control; Type 2 diabetes mellitus