Open AccessManagement of diabetes during fasting and COVID-19 – Challenges and solutions
Author(s) -
Waseem Ahmed,
Chankramath S Arun,
Thanuvelil G Koshy,
Abilash Nair,
Prasanth Sankar,
Sabeer A Rasheed,
Reeja Ann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_845_20
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , virology , endocrinology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Fasting is observed as a religious custom in various forms across the globe. Among them, the Ramadan fasting is very common and widely practiced. People with diabetes observe fasting with or without obtaining medical advice. Uncontrolled diabetes appears to be a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and its poorer outcomes. Fasting during Ramadan is challenging in people with diabetes. This year, the background of COVID-19 made it difficult for both the patients and health care workers to effectively manage diabetes and its complications during Ramadan. Because of a lack of sufficient evidence, clinicians were perplexed in handling this difficult situation.