Daftar Isi:
  • Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with a number of events that continue to increase. People with diabetes mellitus spread from old age to young age, so that pErilaku Family is very important role in the setting of drugs and diet inthe case ofdiabetes mellitus, because family behavior that includes knowledge, attitudes, and actions that positive felt very important in the setting of drugs and diet in patients very influential on Quality of life of the DM and in normalizing blood sugar levels in patients with DM. Method: The study uses a kuantitatif deskriptif method with an Cross Sectional approach. The sampling tehnii used is a total sampling, and obtained the number of samples of 28 family members who play a role in caring for the DM implementation in the village Sumbersari Malang City. Results: Based on observations on the aspect of family behaviour that includes knowledge, the family attitudes and actions studied have sufficient knowledge of diabetes mellitus, which is 15 respondents (54%) of knowledge, as many as 11 Respondents (39%) and actions of 17 respondents (61%). Conclusion: Mayorita family behavior that takes care of family members with DM in Kelurahan Sumbersari Malang city which includes knowledge, attitudes and actions of families studied have sufficient knowledge about diabetes mellitus. It is quite good but it is better if knowledge, attitude and actions can be improved again with the care, handling and family awareness about the dangers of disease diabetes mellitus.