The Effect of Physical Activity on Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Levels Among People With Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia which can cause acute and chronic complications. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia can cause cholesterol that forms in fat metabolism to accumulate and threaten blood vessels. One of the pillars of diabetes mellitus management to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels is doing physical activity. Objective: This research aimed to determine the effect of physical activity on blood sugar and cholesterol levels in diabetes mellitus patients in the working area of Cakranegara Public Health Center. Methods: The type of this research is Quasi-experimental with one group pretest-posttest design without a control approach. The numbers of samples used in this research were 17 people, selected by purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used in this research were univariate and bivariate using Paired T-Test. Result: Based on the Paired T-test analysis, it shows that physical activity was proven to have an effect in reducing blood sugar levels with a ρ-value of 0.000 (<0.05) and cholesterol with a ρ value of 0.000 (<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, physical activity reduced blood sugar and cholesterol levels in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Physical Activity and Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetes Mellitus Patients

“…In that case, it can cause energy requirements that are produced through the breakdown of glucose in the blood without any process of breaking down fat cells. The mechanism can cause blood glucose levels to increase again after carbohydrate intake returns to the body (Pakpahan & Tarigan, 2021;Suprayitna et al, 2023).…”

“…When glucose is reduced, the muscles fill the void by taking glucose from the blood. This process can lower blood glucose and improve blood glucose control (Suprayitna et al, 2023). Suppose physical activity is carried out only occasionally or in the mild to moderate activity category.…”

Frequency of walking physical exercise reduces blood sugar levels in diabetic

“…6 Various complications of diabetes mellitus can be controlled and overcome by maintaining blood sugar levels, one of which is physical activity. 7 One of the pillars of managing Diabetic is that it can be done through physical activity (daily physical activities) and physical exercise 6 . Diabetes clients are advised to be active daily, either doing physical activity (physical activity) or physical exercise (physical exercise).…”