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Effect of Consumption White Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) and Rome Beauty Apple (Malus sylvestris Mill) Juice on the Decreases of Blood Glucose Level in Type 2Diabetes Mellitus Patient

Reny Dwi Refiana
Clinical Nutrition Program
Department of Health
ABSTRACT
Diabetes Mellitus occurs due to abnormalities of insulin secretion, insulin work, or both that can lead to various chronic complications. White dragon fruit and Rome Beauty Apple juice contains vitamin C. It functions as an antioxidant and can help lower blood glucose levels.The aimed of this study was to find out the effect of white dragon friut (Momordica charantia L.) and Rome BeautyApple (Malus sylvestris Mill) on blood glucose level in patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 in Clinic dr. M. Suherman Jember. This wasQuasi Experimentalstudywith Pretest-Posttest Control GroupDesign.The sampling technique was purposive samplingwith 40 respondent of patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 divided into 2 group. The first group was treatment with 450 ml from 510 grams white dragon fruit and 255 grams of Rome Beauty Apple containing 37,95 mg of vitamin C on 3 times a day and the second group was a control group without consumed white dragon friut and Rome Beauty apple juice.Statistical analysis used wilcoxon andmann-whitney.There was significantdecreases in pre-test andpost-test blood glucose of 45,05 ± 21,453 in treatment group with white dragon friut and Rome Beauty apple juice, and increase of -30,95 ± 25,91 in control group. There was effect consumption white dragon fruit and Rome Beauty apple juice on the decrease of blood glucose level. The conclusion of the research is white dragon fruit and Rome Beauty apple juicehad significant effect on the decrease of blood glucose in patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2.

Keyword:Blood glucose level, DM Type 2, White dragon friut, Rome beauy apple juice.