Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
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Options for Controlling Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
The Muslim population is about 1.5 billion worldwide. Based on a global diabetes prevalence of 4.6%, it is estimated that there are about 50 million Muslims with diabetes around the world who observe fasting during the month of Ramadan each year. Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam, and which takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, involves fasting from sunrise to suns...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Endocrinology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1664-2392
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00032