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INTRODUCTION a healthy diet and also an unhealthy
lifestyle or lack of activity.
Diabetes is a disease that requires
serious treatment. According to the Dragon fruit has many antioxidants
World Health Organization in 2020, and contains iron such as; vitamin
diabetes is the main cause of B1, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2,
blindness, kidney failure, heart vitamin C, flavonoids and beta-
attacks, strokes and lower limb carotene (putra et al, 2019). The
amputations. Characterized by an health benefits include preventing
increase in blood sugar levels colon cancer, improving brain
(hyperglycemia) caused by function, improving visual acuity,
abnormalities in work secretion, lowering cholesterol, strengthening
resulting in sugar in the blood not kidney and bone function,
being able to be used by body cells maintaining blood sugar balance and
as energy. (Soebagijo et al, 2021) also acting as a natural dye
Unstable blood sugar concentration (Sonawane, 2017).
when blood glucose levels rise or fall
beyond the normal limit, namely Stevia leaves are part of a type of
below 200 milligrams per deciliter. plant that can be used as a sweet
(Saino et al, 2020). substitute for sugar. (Parnidi et al.
2019) this has been implemented by
Based on data from the International several countries, namely; South
Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2021, America, Asia, Japan, China and
the number of adults suffering from various countries in the EU (Verma
diabetes in Indonesia has reached and Panda, 2018). Apart from that,
10.8% or around 19.5 million people in Paraguay stevia can be used to
out of 179 million. This shows that the produce sweet tea drinks and
majority of people with diabetes in traditional medicines (Wijayanti et al.
Indonesia are adults and the elderly. 2022). This plant has the advantage
(IDF, 2021). Meanwhile, the DKI of being a natural sweetener
Jakarta Health Service in 2023 because it has a higher sweetness
stated that the number of diabetes level than cane sugar, which is
sufferers in Jakarta would be around 70-400 times the sweetness
297,627 people. (Dinskes, 2023) level of cane sugar or sucrose
The results of data analysis (Adabiyah, 2019). The ingredients in
conducted by the Indonesian Family stevia, especially steviol glycosides,
Life Survey V stated that from function as insulin agonists and
vulnerable ages <40 years to >40 reduce blood sugar levels (Uzair,
years who suffered from diabetes 2018).
mellitus were 229 (0.8%) out of
30,133 people. Quoted by Pondok Efforts are needed to anticipate the
Indah Hospital, 2024, the cause of increase in diabetes sufferers. One
diabetes can occur due to genetics, of these solutions is by providing
snacks that can be used as
