Utilization of Antidiabetic Herbal Medicines Research Results as Adjuvant Treatment of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Vulnerable to Covid-19 at the Elderly Posyandu, Sukoharjo Regency

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10.2991/978-2-38476-118-0_142How to use a DOI?

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Antidiabetic Herbal Medicines; Adjuvant Treatment; Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

The elderly and diabetes mellitus group are people who are vulnerable to exposure to Covid-19 infection. Therefore, they must maintain their blood sugar levels, so that they are always under control and their immune conditions are good. The elderly Integrated Healthcare Center (Posyandu) Mawar is a place for the elderly to share and check their health with each other, with more than 50 members. This community service activity aimed to apply anti-diabetic herbal medicinal products resulting from research that have been proven efficacious and safe. Implementation uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, namely the active involvement of elderly Integrated Healthcare Center participants to utilize anti-diabetic herbal medicinal products for supplementation of treatment and cared for diabetes mellitus (DM), education, and health checks in the form of measuring blood pressure and blood sugar levels. This activity was a collaboration of researchers, students, business actors (CV. Arba'in, product providers), and the community. The results of this activity showed that the elderly after consuming anti-diabetic herbal medicine combined with other herbal packages feel an improvement in their complaints and their blood sugar levels generally tend to decrease. The elderly after education understood about diabetes and how to control their blood sugar levels. In addition, they also understood how to use natural ingredients that were easy to find to maintain health, especially controlling blood sugar levels.

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AU  - Muhtadi
AU  - E. M. Sutrisna
AU  - Ihwan Susila
AU  - Andi Suhendi
AU  - Safira Bela Annisa
AU  - Febrianti Nur Antika
AU  - Amalia Siti Choerun Nisa
AU  - Reza Rohmatun Zakiyah
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/10
TI  - Utilization of Antidiabetic Herbal Medicines Research Results as Adjuvant Treatment of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Vulnerable to Covid-19 at the Elderly Posyandu, Sukoharjo Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Science 2022 (BIS-HSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1251
EP  - 1259
SN  - 2352-5398
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