PMID- 22654520
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20231105
IS  - 1178-7007 (Electronic)
IS  - 1178-7007 (Linking)
VI  - 5
DP  - 2012
TI  - Pharmacological approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes in fasting adults 
      during Ramadan.
PG  - 109-19
LID - 10.2147/DMSO.S23261 [doi]
AB  - More than 50 million Muslims throughout the world with type 2 diabetes mellitus 
      (T2DM) fast for one lunar month (Ramadan) each year. Health care providers within 
      and outside the Muslim world need to be aware of the nature of these partial days 
      of fasting and their risks (and potential benefits) to people with T2DM, and need 
      to provide Ramadan-adjusted diabetes care. Hypoglycemia during the fasting days 
      represents the greatest health risk for these patients; hence, diabetes-related 
      pharmacotherapy needs to be tailored and adjusted with this risk in mind. With 
      limited trial data available, this review proposes practical modifications to the 
      usual pre-Ramadan antidiabetic regimens that are based on pathophysiological 
      principles, clinical trial evidence (where available), expert opinion, and 
      extended practical experience. Individualization of care is paramount in this 
      regard to take into consideration the patient and societal, cultural, and 
      economic variables.
FAU - Almaatouq, Mohamed A
AU  - Almaatouq MA
AD  - Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and King Khalid 
      University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20120501
PL  - New Zealand
TA  - Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
JT  - Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy
JID - 101515585
PMC - PMC3363134
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ramadan
OT  - fasting
OT  - hypoglycemia
OT  - insulin
OT  - oral antidiabetic agents
OT  - type 2 diabetes mellitus
EDAT- 2012/06/02 06:00
MHDA- 2012/06/02 06:01
PMCR- 2012/05/01
CRDT- 2012/06/02 06:00
PHST- 2012/06/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/06/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/06/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2012/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - dmso-5-109 [pii]
AID - 10.2147/DMSO.S23261 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2012;5:109-19. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S23261. Epub 2012 May 
      1.