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Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 merupakan penyakit metabolik kronis yang ditandai dengan peningkatan kadar gula darah akibat gangguan sekresi insulin maupun resistensi insulin. Pengendalian kadar gula darah dapat dilakukan melalui terapi farmakologis dan nonfarmakologis, salah satunya dengan senam kaki diabetes. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh senam kaki diabetes terhadap penurunan kadar gula darah pada penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Putri Ayu Kota Jambi Tahun 2026. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain pre-experimental dengan pendekatan one group pretest-posttest. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Juli 2026 dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 15 responden yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengukuran kadar gula darah dilakukan menggunakan glukometer sebelum dan sesudah pemberian intervensi senam kaki diabetes. Analisis data menggunakan uji paired sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata kadar gula darah sebelum diberikan senam kaki diabetes adalah 244,67 mg/dL dan sesudah diberikan senam kaki diabetes menjadi 205,13 mg/dL, dengan rata-rata penurunan sebesar 39,54 mg/dL. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan nilai p value = 0,000 ( < 0,05), yang berarti terdapat pengaruh senam kaki diabetes terhadap penurunan kadar gula darah pada penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Putri Ayu Kota Jambi. Senam kaki diabetes dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu intervensi nonfarmakologis yang aman, mudah dilakukan, dan efektif dalam membantu mengendalikan kadar gula darah pada penderita Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2.
Kata kunci: Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2, kadar gula darah, senam kaki diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents a chronic metabolic disease characterized by
elevated blood glucose levels resulting from impaired insulin secretion or insulin
resistance. Blood glucose management can be achieved through pharmacological and
non pharmacological therapies, one of which includes diabetic foot exercises. This
study aimed to determine the effect of diabetic foot exercises on reducing blood glucose
levels among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the work area of Putri Ayu Public
Health Center Jambi City in 2026. This study utilized a pre experimental design with a
one group pretest posttest approach. The research was conducted in July 2026 with a
sample of 15 respondents selected using a purposive sampling technique. Blood
glucose measurements were performed using a glucometer prior to and following the
diabetic foot exercise intervention. Data analysis utilized the paired sample t test. The
research results demonstrated that the average blood glucose level prior to diabetic foot
exercises was 244.67 milligrams per deciliter, which decreased to 205.13 milligrams
per deciliter following diabetic foot exercises, yielding an average decrease of 39.54
milligrams per deciliter. Statistical test results revealed a p-value 0.000, where alpha is
less than 0.05, indicating a significant effect of diabetic foot exercises on reducing
blood glucose levels among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the work area of Putri
Ayu Public Health Center Jambi City. Diabetic foot exercises can serve as a safe, easy
to perform, and effective non pharmacological intervention to assist in controlling
blood glucose levels among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Keywords: blood glucose levels, diabetic foot exercises, type 2 diabetes mellitus.