Fasting Ramadan in patients with T1DM – Saudi Arabia versus other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fasting Ramadan in patients with T1DM – Saudi Arabia versus other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

To compare Saudi Arabia with other countries regarding patient attitudes towards fasting Ramadan and complications related to fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collected from Saudi Arabia and 12 other mostly Muslim majority countries, via physician administered questionnaire within post Ram...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes & metabolic syndrome clinical research & reviews 2023-01, Vol.17 (1), p.102676-102676, Article 102676
Hauptverfasser: Alamoudi, Reem M., Aljohani, Naji J., Alfadhli, Eman M., Alzaman, Naweed, Alfadhly, Abdulaziz F., Kallash, Majd-Aldeen, Alshenqete, Abdulwadod M., Batais, Mohammed A., Alharbi, Mansour, Ekhzaimy, Aishah A., Sheshah, Eman, Ahmedani, Muhammad Yakoob, Buyukbese, Mehmet Akif, Shaltout, Inass, Hemaida, Kamel, Belkhadir, Jamal, Afandi, Bachar, Hafidh, Khadija, Hussein, Zanariah, Elbarbary, Nancy S., Hassanein, Mohamed
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Sprache:eng
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COVID-19
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Fasting
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
Islam
Pandemics
Saudi Arabia
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Zusammenfassung:To compare Saudi Arabia with other countries regarding patient attitudes towards fasting Ramadan and complications related to fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collected from Saudi Arabia and 12 other mostly Muslim majority countries, via physician administered questionnaire within post Ramadan 2020. 1485 Type1 diabetes (T1DM) patients analyzed; 705 (47.5%) from Saudi Arabia vs. 780 (52.5%) from other countries. 1056 (71.1%) fasted Ramadan; 636 (90.2%) of Saudi patients vs. 420 (53.8%) of other countries. Experiencing Ramadan during the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the Saudi T1DM patients’ decision to fast while it significantly influenced their decision in other countries (1.4 vs 9.9%, P 
ISSN:1871-4021
1878-0334
DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102676