PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN TENTANG MANFAAT KAYU MANIS PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS DI KELURAHAN SEI SIKAMBING B MEDAN

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia that occurs due to abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. To avoid the side effects of anti-diabetic drugs and hypolipidemic drugs, traditional medicine can be given as an alternative therapy that can work as a hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic. Apart from being cheap, traditional medicine also has minimal side effects. One of the traditional medicinal plants that is believed to lower blood glucose and lipid profile levels is Cinnamomum cassia or cinnamon. Cinnamon has a bioactive component in the polyphenol group which has activity similar to insulin (insulun mimetic). This bioactive component is doublylinked procyanidin type-A polymeres which is part of catechin/epicatechin which is hereinafter referred to as methylhydroxychalcone polymer (MHCP). Previous research on cinnamon extract (Cinnamomum sp.) at a dose of 200 mg/kgbb within 30 days had a significant effect on reducing blood glucose levels.