The Effect of the Health Belief Model (HBM) On Blood Sugar Changes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Banjar Serasan Health Center, East Pontianak

—Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong disease that cannot be cured but can be controlled. Efforts to control blood sugar in patients with diabetes mellitus must be appropriate. The accuracy of controlling blood sugar itself is influenced by perception factors. Theory related to perception factors is HBM theory. Health Belief Model (HBM) is a perception of individual confidence in making decisions for healthy behavior that can be used to control blood sugar in Diabetes Mellitus patients. Knowing the effect of the Health Belief Model (HBM) on blood sugar control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the working area of Banjar Serasan Health Center, East Pontianak. This research uses quantitative methods, with Quasi Experiment research design. The research instrument used was leafleat, demographic sheets, DKQ-24 questionnaire, Health Belief Mode (HBM) questionnaire and Glucometer Tool. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria with a sample of 30 respondents. Provision of Health Belief Model theoretical intervention with the results of the intervention pre-test research is an average of 32,967 with the lowest blood sugar level of 104 mg / dl and the lowest sugar level of 332 mg / dl. Intervention post test results with an average of 32,967 with the highest blood sugar levels 83 and the highest blood sugar levels 306 mg/dl. From the results of statistical analysis using Paired T Test with a confidence level of 95% and a significance level (α) of 0.05, the results of the p-value = 0,000 this value indicates the p-value 0,000 <0.05, which is provided as desired the Health Belief Model (HBM) on blood sugar control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients at the Banjar Serasan Health Center in East Pontianak. There is an influence of the Health Belief Model (HBM) theory on blood sugar control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients at Banjar Serasan Health Center, East Pontianak.