The 9th International Nursing Conference 2018 71 “Nurses at The Forefront in Transforming Care, Science, and research” Description of adherence of diabetes mellitus type 2 patient at universitas airlangga hospital Zaenal Abidin, Nursalam, Eka Mishbahatul Marah Has 1Master Degree Student Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C Mulyorejo Surabaya 60115, Indonesia 2 Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia E-mail: zaenalabidin19860829@gmail.com, nursalam@fkp.unair.ac.id, eka.m.has@fkp.unair.ac.id Keywords: Diet adherence, Physical activity adherence, Medication adherence, diabetes mellitus type 2 patient Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is metabolic desease with hiperglicemia chracteristic because insulin secretion disorder, insulin mechanism or both. The study aims to describe adherence in diabetes mellitus type 2 patient in Universitas Airlangga hospital. This study was a descriptive research. 100 respondents was taken with simple random sampling. The variable was adherence of type 2 diabetes mellitus patient. Data collection used questionnaires. Data analysis used frequency distribution and percentage. This study showed that 53 % respondent was female, age respondent between 56-65 years old was 56% and education level of patient was 33% senior high school. Adherence of patient at universitas Airlangga hospital was moderate adherence. Diet adherence was 74% respondent with moderate level, physical activity adherence was 44% respondent with moderate level and medication adherence was 40% respondent with moderate level. This study can give hospital input to make innovative and interesting health education to increase adherence level in type 2 diabetes mellitus patient at Universitas Airlangga hospital. 1 INTRODUCTION World Health Organization (WHO) predicts an increase in the number of patients with DM (Diabetes Mellitus) which became one of the global health threats. The condition of DM that is not managed well in the long term will cause various chronic complications. Adherence is not simply defined by taking medication but can be interpreted more broadly and is a joint activity in which people not only follow medical advice but must understand, agree with and apply the regimen described (Boas, Lima and Pace, 2014). Diabetes mellitus is metabolic desease with hiperglicemia chracteristic because insulin secretion disorder, insulin mechanism or both (PERKENI, 2015) Preliminary study results conducted by researchers 3 of 10 patients with type II DM lack of medication according to medical advice and late came the control to take the drug. DM patients choose to avoid side effects of drug use by not taking it without reporting to a doctor. 7 out of 10 patients who said they were not too restrictive on the dietary on the grounds that they were taking drugs and meals that did not fit the DM patient's dietary while attending the wedding so they could consume the food they liked without regard to the amount and type of food. Phisical activity adherence has not been studied at Universitas Airlangga Hospital. 2 METHOD The design of this research is descriptive quantitative with cross sectional approach which aims to know description of adherence of dm type 2 patient. The research population is patient of type 2 DM in universitas airlangga hospital. The sample in this study is 100 people. The sampling technique used simple random sampling. The inclusion criteria in this study, ie Patient DM type 2 in Outpatient Hospital Airlangga University, patients aged 31-59 years, can communicate verbally well, able to read, write and speak Indonesian, not experiencing deaf Exclusion criteria in this study, ie Patient DM type 2 with complications and suffering from interference that inhibits communication. Research variables were patient adherence. Research instrument using adherence questionnaire (dietaryary adherence, physical activity adherence