The impact of education on the prevention of diabetes mellitus on the level of knowledge of families with diabetes mellitus

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is indicated by the high levels of glucose in human’s blood. Diabetes mellitus can occur due to a lack of education, especially families with a history of diabetes mellitus. As prospective future diabetics as well as supporters of those who already have the disease, families are crucial to the management of diabetes. One of the most crucial initiatives to identify the DM risk factors and lower the prevalence is education. Families can be given education in the form of health education by health workers to be able to implement healthy lifestyle practices, stay motivated to regularly test glycemic status, and be aware of diabetes complications. Purpose: To know the impact of education on the prevention of diabetes mellitus on the level of knowledge of families with diabetes mellitus. Method: Using a quasi-experiment research method, this study used a non-randomized pretest-posttest control group research design. The method employed for sampling is called purposive sampling.There were 40 participants in the sample, which was split into the intervention and control groups. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests are used in data analysis. Results: P-value for the Mann-Whitney test is 0.000 (<0.05). This demonstrates that Ha is acceptable in order for diabetes mellitus prevention education to have an impact on the case group's knowledge levels both before and after the intervention. Conclusion: There is a relationship between the level of information that families with diabetes mellitus possess and diabetes mellitus prevention education.