Self Monitoring Effect on Glycemic Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Background: Self monitoring is an effective way for people with diabetes mellitus (DM) to get good glycemic control for diabetes mellitus patient recovery. Aim: To control HbA1c levels so as to reduce the recurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients so that they would improve the quality of life Methods: This research used a pre-experimental pre-post-test design. The population of this research is all DM patients in Bulurejo Village, Diwek District, Jombang Regency with a sample of 30 respondents. In this research, we used a purposive type sample. The variable of this research is self-monitoring and glycemic control. The way of collecting data is by a laboratory test. Result: The results showed that self-monitoring effect on glycemic control in DM patients according to the Wilcoxon test, the glycemic control score p=0.046 (p<0,05). The glycemic control before the intervention almost all respondents had uncontrolled HbA1C levels of 28 respondents or 93.3% and after the intervention, almost all respondents had uncontrolled HbA1C levels of 24 respondents or 80%. Conclusion: Self-monitoring can improve glycemic control quite well, but still needs integration with other components related to treatment and care in diabetes mellitus patient, with self-monitoring it is expected that they will be able to increase their motivation to support increased self-care abilities, change behavior and carry out activities to maintain glycemic control.