Hubungan Asupan Karbohidrat dan Beban Glikemik Makanan dengan Kadar Glukosa Darah pada Lansia di Posyandu Lansia Desa Susukan Kecamatan Susukan Kabupaten Semarang
Daftar Isi:
- Total consumption of carbohydrate-containing food can affect blood glucose level. Food with low glycemic load will decrease the rate of blood glucose absorption and suppress pancreatic insulin secretion resulting in no spike blood glucose level. The aim of the study is to determine the association of carbohydrate intake and glycemic load of the food to blood glucose level in Elderly. This is a cross-sectional study with a total of 37 respondens were recruited based on the inclusion criteria using consecutive sampling technique. Carbohydrate intake and glycemic load of the were obtained using 1 month semi-quantitative FFQ. Fasting blood glucose levels were measured using a spectrophotometer. All data were analyzed using pearson product moment. 30 (81, 08%) of respondents have quite enough carbohydrate intake, 22 (59.5%) of respondents have a high glycemic load, 21 (56.76%) of respondents have a moderate fasting blood glucose level. The statistic analyzed shows that there is no association of between carbohydrate intake and fasting blood glucose levels (p = 0,788) and no association were found between glycemic load with of fasting blood glucose level (p= 0,672). Carbohydrat intake and glicemic load of food are not related to blood glucose levels in Posyandu Lansia Susukan, Desa Susukan, Kabupaten Semarang.