Verification of 2021 IDF-DAR risk assessment tool for fasting Ramadan in patients with diabetes attending primary health care in The Kingdom of Bahrain: The DAR-BAH study

There is a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Muslim adult patients. Those Muslims are required to fast the holy month of Ramadan. However, the Islam religion exempted some people with medical issues. It was not clear if all the patients with diabetes were considered medically unfit to fast Ramadan. Therefore, IDF-DAR group created a new risk calculator to categorize the patients with diabetes to advise with or against fasting accordingly.

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 9, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Najla Shamsi, Jameel Naser, Hanan Humaidan, Abeer Al-Saweer, Masooma Jaafar, Fadheela Abbas, Sumaya Al-Doseri, Najat Shabeeb, Ebtihaj Al-Shaikh, AbdulRasool Al-Dairi, Khawla Mandoos Source Type: research