Glucose control during Ramadan fasting in a teenager with type 1 diabetes on MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop system
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posted on 2022-11-22, 21:12 authored by Goran Petrovski, Fawziya Al Khalaf, Judith Campbell, Khalid Hussain, Hannah Fisher, Fareeda UmerFasting during the month of Ramadan includes abstinence from drink and food from dawn till sunset and can be from several hours to more than 20 h per day. Prepubertal children and people with acute or chronic medical conditions are excused from fasting, which may aggravate their condition [1]. Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are considered a high-risk population, and it is recommended not to fast during Ramadan. However, a significant number of patients prefer to fast to respect their religion.
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Published in: Acta Diabetologica
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00592-019-01414-6
Funding
Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
History
Language
- English
Publisher
Springer NaturePublication Year
- 2019
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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Institution affiliated with
- Sidra Medicine
