Correlation between Instability of Blood Glucose Levels and Initial Response of Patients to Wounds to the Degree of Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU)

Instability of blood glucose levels is one the problems that occur in DFU patients and patient's initial response to wound associated with poor healing, amputations, increased mortality. The research design an analytic observational study a cross-sectional approach design. subjects were diabetic foot ulcers who underwent care at Independent Nursing Practice Bone Regency. Sampling technique Total method. To find out respondent's level, measurement was carried using Portable Glucometer then observation made wound. degree assessment Meggitt-Wagner. tool used collect data sheet record all respondent data. After Spearman correlation test out, results obtained value p = 0.008 r 0.472 so it can be concluded there significant positive between sugar ulcer moderate strength based on test, 0.026 0.405 weak strength.