PURWARUPA SISTEM PAKAR UNTUK MENENTUKAN JUMLAH KALORI DIET BAGI PENDERITA DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the chronic diseases. People from all ages can suffer
Diabetes Mellitus, but usually suffered the people who do not care about a healthy diet. Despite
of taking drugs, the main treatment for DM is healthy diet with balanced food composition. The
diet arrangement for the patient is hard to be created because it needs the knowledge from the
nutritionists (expert) and calculation so that needs program to make it easier and give
alternative solution for the patient to obtain a healthy balanced diet. Prototype of expert system
for calculating amount of calorie for Diabetes Mellitus patient is one of the alternatives from
various systems that have been used to overcome the problems they faced. The aim of this
system is to make prototype of expert system for calculating amount of calorie diet to help
patient on healing process. The design of this expert system using forward chaining and broca
rules. This knowledge base is generated through interviews and library research from the
nutritionists who have experience in the field. The result of this study can determine amount of
calorie diet according to the Diabetes Mellitus patient’s need.
Keywords: Expert system, Diabetes Mellitus, Calorie , Broca, Forward chaining.