GAMBARAN ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX (ABI) PADA PENDERITA DIABETES MELITUS TIPE 2 DENGAN ULKUS DIABETIKUM DI RSU HAJI MEDAN

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease characterized by increased blood glucose levels and failure of insulin secretion or inadequate use of insulin in metabolism. Type 2 diabetes mellitus causes various complications, one of which is peripheral neuropathy, this complication is what causes many ulceration incidents that are difficult to control, for that it takes early examination to detect complications using the Ankle Brachial Index (ABI), ABI is a non-invasive examination to determine vascularization towards the feet is done by measuring the ratio of systolic blood pressure in the legs (ankle) to systolic blood pressure in the arms (brachial). The purpose of this study was to determine the picture of the Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic ulcers at RSU Haji Medan. An ABI value of