Impact of Provision of Optimum Diabetes Care on the Safety of Fasting in Ramadan in Adult and Adolescent Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

all diabetes and Ramadan guidelines advice against fasting for people with type 1 diabetes, however, many insist on fasting. Consequently, this causes a challenge due to the risk of hypoglycaemia, hyperglycemia +/- diabetic ketoacidosis.

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - September 20, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Fatheya Alawadi, Maryam Alsaeed, Fawzi Bachet, Alaaeldin Bashier, Khadija Abdulla, Sona Abuelkheir, Fauzia Rashid, Azza Abdulaziz Bin Hussain, Elamin Abdelgadir, Fatima Alsayyah, Mohamed Abdelatif Elsayed, Mohamed Hassanein Source Type: research