The effects of long term fasting in Ramadan on glucose regulation in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Karatoprak C., YOLBAS S., CAKIRCA M., CINAR A., ZORLU M., KISKAC M., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.17, sa.18, ss.2512-2516, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 18
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2512-2516
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Extended daily fasting, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Nutrition frequency, Ramadan, INSULIN GLARGINE, MUSLIM PATIENTS, GLIMEPIRIDE, RECOMMENDATIONS, SULFONYLUREA, POPULATION, MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, EFFICACY, SAFETY
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION: For Ramadan fasting, observing Muslims do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset during Ramadan, Islam's holy month of the year according to the lunar calendar. In 2011, fasting patients with diabetes fasted for an average of 16.5 hours per day, having 2 meals between sunset and sunrise for a month. We aimed to evaluate the impact of extended fasting on glucose regulation and observe possible complications of extended fasting in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients