<p><em>Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Given the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, it has an impact on the pattern of treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus. Patient adherence is needed to achieve successful therapy, especially in the therapy of non-communicable diseases, one of which is diabetes mellitus. This study aims to describe the level of compliance of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in consuming antidiabetic drugs. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study were all patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as many as 123 people, the sampling technique used was Probability sampling type Simple random sampling. The data collection instrument used was the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8-item (MMAS-8) questionnaire. The results of this study indicate the level of compliance of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in taking antidiabetic drugs, most of the respondents have a low level of adherence as many as 75 people (61%). It is recommended that the results of this study can be used as a guide for nurses in providing nursing care so that nurses can carry out their role as educators so that diabetes mellitus patients continue to take treatment.</em></p>
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