International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129, August 2010

Effects of Ramadan fasting on children with Type 1 diabetes

  • Ibrahim AlAlwan

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
    • Pediatric Endocrinology Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 2520088x47116; fax: +966 1 2520088x47113.
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  • Abdulhameed Al Banyan

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Endocrinology Division, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 17 March 2010; received in revised form 10 May 2010; accepted 16 May 2010. published online 10 June 2010.

Abstract 

Some children with diabetes, despite their exemption, insist on fasting in Ramadan. We evaluated the safety of fasting among children with Type-1 diabetes.

Methods

During Ramadan 2007, 20 children with Type-I diabetes were recruited and divided into two groups. Short term diabetes complications were recorded. Changes in weight, HbA1C and lipid profile before and after Ramadan were compared.

Results

Fasting group (n=12, mean age 12.4years). Non-fasting group (n=8, mean age 10.5years) showed no significant difference in HbA1c (P=0.9), weight (P=0.96) or fasting lipid profiles.

Conclusion

Supervised fasting with close observation may be safe with no short-term parameter changes.

Keywords: Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Ramadan fasting, Children, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

PII: S1877-5934(10)00031-7

doi:10.1016/j.ijdm.2010.05.009

International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129, August 2010

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