PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - A. V. Raveendran AU - Abdul Hamid Zargar TI - Diabetes control during Ramadan fasting AID - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16073 DP - 2017 May 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 352--356 VI - 84 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/5/352.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/5/352.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2017 May 01; 84 AB - For diabetic patients, fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, can cause wide fluctuations in blood sugar levels, posing a medical challenge for patients and physicians and increasing the risk of acute metabolic complications including hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, dehydration, and thrombosis. Proper patient education, risk stratification, and modification of antidiabetic medications can reduce the risk of complications.