Diabetes Self Management among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malang, Indonesia

Patients with diabetes mellitus practice self management that can allow them to assume responsibility and control of their own diabetes management. The aim of this study is to identify diabetes self-management among adults with type 2 diabletes mellitus. A cross sectional design was used. A total of 127 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, aged from 20-59 years were participated. Participants were selected by multi-stage random sampling in public health centers of malang city. The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) was used to measure diabetes self management. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample. The results showed that more than half of the participants took properly care of their feet by regularly washing (66.9%), soaking (63.8%) and drying them (51.2%). Approximately 44% of the participants had a good performance in taking medication. However, 38.5 % of the participants did not follow a healthy eating plan and 44% of the participants did not participate in a physical activity routine of at least 30 min. In conclution, diabetes self management included healthy eating activities, physical activity, medication adherence, blood glucose testing and foot care as important for diabetic to prevent complication.