Diet Compliance Determinants in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the City of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus and dietary compliance are issues that are important to study to see the relationship between diabetes mellitus and one of the pillars of managing diabetes mellitus, namely dietary compliance in suppressing the spread and management of Diabetes Mellitus among the community. Objective: Determinants of Diet Compliance in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the City of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. Methodology: This study used a cross-sectional design and used secondary data from a collaborative research team between Syiah Kuala University and Gontingen University, Germany from 2018 to 2020. The sample in this study was 137 people. The data used in this study are data related to age, occupation, level of knowledge, complications, medication adherence, utilization of health facilities, HbA1c levels, and body mass index from the study coordinator. Results: The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between the utilization of health facilities and dietary adherence in people with diabetes mellitus with a value of p=0.001, the level of knowledge with dietary compliance with a value of p=0.005 and a relationship between complications of Diabetes Mellitus and dietary compliance with a value of p=0.036. Conclusion: there are isdeterminants of dietary compliance in patients with diabetes mellitus in the City of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. Recommendation: it is hoped that people with diabetes mellitus, especially in the City of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, will make the best use of health facilities and adhere to dietary compliance patterns so that diabetes mellitus can be controlled so that complications do not occur, and HbA1c levels remain normal