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from diabetes mellitus, according to          which  is  stronger  than  sucrose  but
                  Murtiningsih  et  al.  (2021)  diabetes       does  not  contain  calories  and  is
                  can occur due to eating patterns and          considered a substitute for synthetic
                  physical  activity  such  as  lack  of        sweeteners  (Dewi  et  al.  2024).
                  exercise and spending more time not           "OATNAVIE"  cookies  also  offer  an
                  moving, the high number of diabetes           attractive  appearance  with  striking
                  mellitus  sufferers  is caused, among         colors without using synthetic dyes,
                  other things, by changes in people's
                  lifestyles, lack of awareness of early        these cookies use dragon fruit as a
                  detection,  lack  of  activity.  physical,    natural     dye     which     contains
                  and  wrong  diet.  An  unhealthy  diet        antioxidants  and  nutrients,  dragon
                  causes       an      imbalance       in       fruit  acts  as  a  natural  dye  and  can
                  carbohydrates and other ingredients           help  maintain  the  body's  immunity
                  in  food,  resulting  in  excess  sugar       and    prevent     premature     aging
                  content  in  the  body  so  that  the         (Noviyanti et al 2024).
                  pancreas  cannot  function  properly,
                  resulting   in    diabetes    mellitus.       From the content of the "OATNAVIE"
                  Excessive                carbohydrate         cookies, it can be identified that the
                  consumption can cause more sugar              "OATNAVIE"  cookies  have  many
                  to  be  in the body,  diabetes mellitus       benefits and can reduce blood sugar
                  sufferers are unable to store and use         levels  for  people  with  diabetes
                  sugar  and  control  blood  glucose           mellitus.  Respondents'  blood  sugar
                  levels in the body.                           levels are maintained by maintaining

                                                                their  diet  so  as  not  to  consume
                                                                excessive amounts of foods high in
                  After  the  respondents  consumed             sugar,  paying  attention  to  and
                  "OATNAVIE" cookies regularly for 2            consuming       doctor's    prescribed
                  weeks,  it  could  be  seen  that  the        medication     at   the    appropriate
                  respondents  showed  satisfactory             dosage,         and        consuming
                  results, the respondents' blood sugar         "OATNAVIE"       cookies     regularly,
                  levels    decreased.     "OATNAVIE"           therefore these cookies can be used
                  cookies are useful as a substitute for        as  an  alternative  snack.  low  sugar
                  carbohydrates which can fill you up           and  high  carbohydrates  for  people
                  for a long time and are a source of           with diabetes mellitus.
                  energy because they contain wheat
                  flour  and  ground  wheat  with  high
                  carbohydrates and protein which can           CONCLUSION
                  be    used    as    a   staple    food,
                  "OATNAVIE" cookies can be used as             From the results of this research, it
                  an alternative  snack with  low  sugar        can be concluded that "OATNAVIE"
                  because these cookies use a natural           cookies can be an alternative snack
                  sweetener,        namely        Stevia        that  helps  lower  blood  sugar  levels
                  Rebaudiana  Betoni,  this  plant  is          for  people  with  diabetes  mellitus  if
                  known  for  its  natural  sweet  taste        consumed regularly with an average
                                                                of  78.7  mg/dL  for  2  weeks.  The
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