@article{-_Savira_Amelia_2018, title={The Effect of Diabetes Self-Management Education on Hba1c Level and Fasting Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Primary Health Care in Binjai City of North Sumatera, Indonesia}, volume={6}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2018.169}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2018.169}, abstractNote={<p><strong>AIM:</strong> The study aimed to evaluate the effect of short-term diabetes self-management education (DSME) on Hba1and Fasting Blood Sugar in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending the Primary Health Care (PHC) in Binjai city of North Sumatera, Indonesia.</p><p><strong>SUBJECTS AND METHODS:</strong> A quasi-experimental (pretest-posttest) study was conducted in 4 PHCs, involving 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patients in received a 3-months intervention, including an 8 week education on self- management of diabetes mellitus and subsequent 4 weeks of practice of the self- management guidelines.The patients received standard advice on diet management.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> There was a significant reduction in Hba1c levels. The statistical analysis using t-test found that there was a significant difference of Hba1c value between pre and post education among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (p < 0.005).</p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> Diabetes self-management education in PHC of Binjai city can reduce the Hba1c level in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.}, number={4}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={-, Rusdiana and Savira, Maya and Amelia, Rina}, year={2018}, month={Apr.}, pages={715–718} }