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    AUTOCONTROL DE LA DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2 EN ADULTOS MAYORES EN UNA COMUNIDAD ECUATORIANA
    (2025-06-17) Sánchez Torres, Lissette Estefanía; Quenoran Almeida, Verónica Sofia; Universidad Técnica de Ambato / Facultad de Ciencias de Salud / Carrera de Enfermería
    Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects millions of people around the world, characterized by the body's inability to effectively regulate blood glucose levels, which leads to chronic hyperglycemia. Objective: To describe the self-control of type 2 diabetes mellitus in older adults in an Ecuadorian community. Methods: Quantitative, non-experimental, field, descriptive and transversal approach. The “Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ)” questionnaire was used, applied to 42 older adults. Results: 31% of the participants indicated that the control of blood sugar levels is applied to some extent in attending appointments. medical doctors, 52.4% said that this statement applies to a considerable degree, in relation to taking medication for diabetes, 61.9% of the participants indicated that it applies to a considerable degree, in turn, in terms of tendency to "binge eat", approximately 26.2% stated that this statement applies to some extent, the tendency to skip planned physical activity, 54.8% stated that this premise applies to a considerable degree, in relation to the Perception of their diabetes self-control, approximately 35.7% stated that it is applied to a certain extent. Conclusion: Improve selfcontrol practices by favoring the reduction of complications related to the pathology, promoting autonomy and informed decision-making, contributing to active aging. and healthy in the population.