Demography Study Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 of Diabetes Mellitus Family Member

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is classified as a chronics disease due to its property of external insulin dependency. Intensive monitoring, as well as awareness and good understanding from the patients and their patients are prerequisite to achieve excellent result in the management this disease. Ikatan Keluarga Penyandang Diabetes Anak dan Remaja (IKADAR) is an association of DM patients together with their family which aims to facilitate the members to help and share each other. Unfortunately, IKADAR hasn't been widely known. Currently IKADAR has 167 members but only 99 members could be reached by telephone, the majority time in Jabotabek, sixty six had their medication paid out of pocket, fifty-four percent were 5-10 years of age. As many as 22.2% found to having no comprehensive understanding about DM and the management. The majority of patients suggest that IKADAR play a big role in their treatment.