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Ramadan Fasting in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Arafa Mousa Abdelsalam Elshabrawy, Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed Assy, Abdulsalam Mustafa Amhimmid Abd Alraheem, Khaled Ahmed ElBana
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2023.12.1153

Abstract

The pandemic of diabetes mellitus is no longer contagious. Type 1 diabetes has become much more common, and recent years have seen increases in rates in many nations, including Muslim nations. As the number of individuals observing Ramadan rises, medical personnel will need to learn about the customs and assist people in maintaining their health throughout the fasting month. The custom of fasting from sunrise to sunset for a full month is a fundamental aspect of Ramadan. Despite being a religious practice, this has a big impact on how diabetics are managed. Individuals diagnosed with diabetes are typically thought to be at an increased risk of fasting. According to current international recommendations, people with diabetes and other comorbidities are risk-stratified into several categories, and this categorization is used to choose whether or not to fast. Although the effects of Ramadan fasting on high-risk patients have been the subject of numerous research, nothing is known regarding the safety of Ramadan fasting in these patients at this time. This post will go over the customs surrounding the month of Ramadan and provide advice on how diabetics can safely observe the fast.

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