TY - JOUR
T1 - Diabetes and Ramadan
T2 - Practical guidelines
AU - Hassanein, Mohamed
AU - Al-Arouj, Monira
AU - Hamdy, Osama
AU - Bebakar, Wan Mohamad Wan
AU - Jabbar, Abdul
AU - Al-Madani, Abdulrazzaq
AU - Hanif, Wasim
AU - Lessan, Nader
AU - Basit, Abdul
AU - Tayeb, Khaled
AU - Omar, M. A.K.
AU - Abdallah, Khalifa
AU - Al Twaim, Abdulaziz
AU - Buyukbese, Mehmet Akif
AU - El-Sayed, Adel A.
AU - Ben-Nakhi, Abdullah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and is compulsory for all healthy Muslims from puberty onwards. Exemptions exist for people with serious medical conditions, including many with diabetes, but a large number will participate, often against medical advice. Ensuring the optimal care of these patients during Ramadan is crucial. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International Alliance have come together to deliver comprehensive guidelines on this subject. The key areas covered include epidemiology, the physiology of fasting, risk stratification, nutrition advice and medication adjustment. The IDF-DAR Practical Guidelines should enhance knowledge surrounding the issue of diabetes and Ramadan fasting, thereby empowering healthcare professionals to give the most up-to-date advice and the best possible support to their patients during Ramadan.
AB - Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and is compulsory for all healthy Muslims from puberty onwards. Exemptions exist for people with serious medical conditions, including many with diabetes, but a large number will participate, often against medical advice. Ensuring the optimal care of these patients during Ramadan is crucial. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International Alliance have come together to deliver comprehensive guidelines on this subject. The key areas covered include epidemiology, the physiology of fasting, risk stratification, nutrition advice and medication adjustment. The IDF-DAR Practical Guidelines should enhance knowledge surrounding the issue of diabetes and Ramadan fasting, thereby empowering healthcare professionals to give the most up-to-date advice and the best possible support to their patients during Ramadan.
KW - Diabetes
KW - Dosing
KW - Fasting
KW - Guidelines
KW - Ramadan
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017187428&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.03.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28347497
AN - SCOPUS:85017187428
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 126
SP - 303
EP - 316
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
ER -
