ea0032p387 | Diabetes | ECE2013
Sahin Serap Baydur
, Ayaz Teslime
, Ozyurt Neslihan
, Ilkkilic Kadir
, Kirvar Abdulkadir
, Sezgin Hacer
Background: Millions of Muslims fast from dawn until dusk during the annual Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Most of the studies evaluating biochemical changes in diabetic patients during Ramadan showed little changes in the glycemic control. In this study, our aim was to assess the impact of fasting during Ramadan on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods and design: We examined 122 patients with type 2 diabetes (82 females, 40 males, a...