| dc.description.abstract | Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder disease with blood sugar levels that
exceed normal limits. Diabetes Mellitus is always characterized by an increase in
blood glucose levels which has a decrease in the ability to respond to insulin or
there is a decrease in insulin formation by the pancreas. Complications that often
occur in diabetes mellitus patients are diabetic neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy is
one of the most common complications in diabetes mellitus, there are 50% of
diabetes mellitus sufferers who experience diabetic neuropathy. Efforts made to
overcome Diabetes Melitis include pharmacology and nonpharmacology.
Currently , non-pharmacological treatments are also in great demand by the
public because they are very easy to practice, do not cost too much and do not
cause harmful side effects. One of the non-pharmacological therapies for diabetes
mellitus is diabetic foot exercises. From the results of the study, 5 patients with
Diabetes Mellitus were taken to do diabetic foot exercises as a nonpharmacological
treatment. Of the 5 client complaints such as numbness,
weakness, dizziness, lack of appetite to KGD above normal who have done
diabetic foot gymnastics, complaints have been reduced and this is done every
morning as a physical exercise also to prevent neuropathy. The purpose of this
senior practice is to apply nursing theories and concepts in managing and
providing nursing care to patients with diabetes mellitus, by providing therapy,
namely diabates foot exercises. The results obtained after the intervention, the
body becomes further relaxed than before because in addition to training the
muscles can also prevent diabetic wounds. | en_US |
