Blood Glucose Fluctuation During Ramadan Fasting in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Findings of Continuous Glucose Monitoring | Zendy

Walid Kaplan | Zendy; Bachar Afandi | Zendy

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Blood Glucose Fluctuation During Ramadan Fasting in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Findings of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Author(s) -

Walid Kaplan,

Bachar Afandi

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

diabetes care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636

H-Index - 363

eISSN - 1935-5548

pISSN - 0149-5992

DOI - 10.2337/dc15-1108

Subject(s) - medicine , continuous glucose monitoring , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , fasting glucose , blood glucose self monitoring , insulin resistance

Because of the scant data about the effect of fasting on the blood glucose (BG) profile in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), health care providers have been giving conflicting advice about the feasibility of fasting during the month of Ramadan for this group of patients. This study was done in adolescents with T1D to assess the ability and safety of fasting during Ramadan and to monitor the BG profile with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM).Adolescents with T1D who intended to fast during the month of Ramadan in 2013 were asked to wear a CGM while fasting and to report any episode of severe hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis or emergency room visit. Pump basal rate was modified according to the eating pattern during Ramadan. The averages of all daily readings were calculated to express the BG values …

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