RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diabetes control during Ramadan fasting
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 352
OP 356
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16073
VO 84
IS 5
A1 A. V. Raveendran
A1 Abdul Hamid Zargar
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/5/352.abstract
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.