Barrier of Self Care Management on Urban Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Bali

Successful glycaemic control could be achieved by diabetes self-care management. The purpose of this study was to explore the barrier of diabetes self-care management to type 2 diabetes patients in urban living. This study used a descriptive phenomenology design. The study was conducted at Mengwi village, Badung regency, Bali, with 20 participants was selected through purposive sampling. The data was collected using the in-depth interview. The result of the study showed most of the participant was male, the age was ranged between 45–60 years old and have been suffering from diabetes mellitus for 5–12 years. Three factors were found related to being the barrier of diabetes self-care management: lack of knowledge of diabetes management, lack of glycemic control, and complications of diabetes management. From the results, it can be concluded that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have been having trouble with doing self-care management. The type 2 diabetes mellitus patients experienced difficulties in performing diabetes self-care management.