Buerger Allen Exercise on Reducing Blood Sugar Levels in Slipi Village West Jakarta

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot use the insulin it produces effectively. The Buerger Allen Exercise applies dorsiflexion and plantarflexion gravity movements which are carried out regularly. Buerger Allen Exercise can stimulate the endothelium to release or excrete nitric oxide, thus giving a signal to the vascular muscles to relax, thereby widening the blood flow to the periphery of the legs, bringing nutrients and oxygen into the pancreas more smoothly, which can produce enough insulin to lower blood sugar levels. This study aims to identify an analysis of the Buerger Allen Exercise intervention to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus patients in Slipi Village, West Jakarta. This research method uses a case study research design. The respondents studied were 5 people, average age 59 years with an increase in blood sugar levels > 200 mg/dL. The instruments used are a glucometer, Buerger Allen Exercise SOP. The Buerger Allen Exercise intervention is given once a day for 6 consecutive days for 15 minutes. The results of the case study research analyzed the Buerger Allen Exercise intervention to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus patients with an average reduction in blood sugar levels of 35mg/dL. And the researcher provides advice to future researchers to recommend implementing the Buerger Allen Exercise for more than 6 days and providing knowledge about the diet of diabetes mellitus sufferers.