Higher HbA1c was observed in young people with diabetes who fasted during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020 Ramadan in Bangladesh – A Post Ramadan survey

Muslim people with T1DM should be actively discouraged from fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic, as diabetes has emerged as a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection. We report the experience of young patients with type 1, type 2 and other types diabetes who fasted during...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetes research and clinical practice 2022-04, Vol.186, p.109812-109812, Article 109812
Hauptverfasser:	Zabeen, Bedowra, Ahmed, Bulbul, Nahar, Jebun, Tayyeb, Samin, Islam, Nasreen, Mohsin, Fauzia, Azad, Kishwar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aged Bangladesh - epidemiology Child Communicable Disease Control COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology Fasting Fasting - adverse effects Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis Humans Hypoglycemia - epidemiology Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Insulin - therapeutic use Islam Pandemic lock down Pandemics Ramadan Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Muslim people with T1DM should be actively discouraged from fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic, as diabetes has emerged as a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection. We report the experience of young patients with type 1, type 2 and other types diabetes who fasted during Ramadan 2020 at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic time lockdown. Research Design and Methods. A Post- Ramadan survey was designed for young patients who fasted during Ramadan in 2020 during COVID pandemic time. The study was conducted to compared the basal characteristics and other parameters in children and adolescents (
ISSN:	0168-8227 1872-8227
DOI:	10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109812