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DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210566
The behavior of muslim type 2 diabetic patients towards the fasting of ramadan
The desire and feasibility of fasting during Ramadan are sensitive issues for diabetic Muslims. The aim of this study was to describe the behavior of patients with type 2 diabetes towards fasting. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted including 100 patients with type 2 diabetes. Data collection was carried out using an anonymous questionnaire administrated by the attending physician during two visits before and after Ramadan. A total of seventy-nine of the hundred enrolled patients fasted, and 62% of uncontrolled patients fasted against medical advice. The reasons given by patients to justify their behavior referred to socio-cultural imperatives. Most of our patients practice Ramadan fasting under the pressure of socio- cultural habits, despite their doctors' disapproval. This fact highlights the difficulties to manage these patients.
Publication History
Received: 02 April 2013
Accepted: 12 July 2013
Article published online:
07 July 2022
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