Open AccessA CASE REPORT: POSTPRANDIAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN INTERMITTENT FASTING DIET FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENT
Author(s) -
Syazana Aqilah Zulkifli,
Mohd Aznan Aris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2550-1607
DOI - 10.31674/mjmr.2021.v05i04.003
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , post prandial , blood pressure , weight loss , pediatrics , endocrinology , surgery , obesity
This report illustrates a case of a 60-year-old lady with type 2 diabetes mellitus who performs intermittent fasting (IF) diet, with the aim to lose her weight and indirectly reverse her diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia. She managed to get the optimum blood pressure, lose 6 kg, and reduce her glycaemic control from 7.8% to 5.8% within 10 months period. However, she started to get episodes of symptomatic post prandial hypoglycaemia when she is about to achieve her target.