South Asian Consensus Guideline: Use of insulin in diabetes during Ramadan

A person with diabetes mellitus (DM) has every right to perform the ritual of fasting during Ramadan. In daily practice we come across both type 1 and type 2 DM who wish to fast. This Consensus Statement describes the pre-Ramadan assessment, planning, prescription, management, and monitoring of pati...

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Published in:Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism 2012-07, Vol.16 (4), p.499-502
Main Authors: Pathan, Md Faruque, Sahay, Rakesh Kumar, Zargar, Abdul Hamid, Raza, Syed Abbas, Khan, A K Azad, Ganie, Mohammed Ashraf, Siddiqui, Nazrul Islam, Amin, Firoz, Ishtiaq, Osama, Kalra, Sanjay
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aspart
basal insulin
detemir
Fasting
glargine
Health aspects
Insulin
lispro
Muslims
premixed insulin
regular insulin
South Asian Guidelines for Management of Endocrine Disorders in Ramadan
type 1 diabetes
type 2 diabetes
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Summary:A person with diabetes mellitus (DM) has every right to perform the ritual of fasting during Ramadan. In daily practice we come across both type 1 and type 2 DM who wish to fast. This Consensus Statement describes the pre-Ramadan assessment, planning, prescription, management, and monitoring of patients on insulin, who wish to fast.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/2230-8210.97992