Giving honey as a complementary therapy in the prevention and treatment of Diabetes mellitus wounds in RT 9 RW 10 Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta

One alternative treatment for diabetic wounds is using honey therapy. Honey has sufficient water and moisture content so that it does not support bacteria to grow and multiply. A survey conducted in the Kebayoran Lama sub-district area, there are still DM patients who experience diabetic wounds and undergo treatment using water and betadine, 0.9% NaCl solution, pure honey, and Nebacetin powder. This program also supports This effort has succeeded in increasing the knowledge and skills of the community in carrying out DM wound care. The number of people who participated in the study was 70 people in the RT 9 area. Data collection used a blood sugar observation sheet before and after DM wound care. From these results it can be concluded that all residents of RT 9 can carry out DM wound care independently at home
using topical pure honey