Can Type 1 Diabetes patients safely fast during Ramadan?

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  • M. Hamed Farooqi Consultant Endocrinologist and Director, Dubai Diabetes Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
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The issue whether people with Type 1 Diabetes can safely fast during Ramadan has been the subject of quite a few debates over the years. Had it been a simple "yes" or "no" issue, there would have been no reason to debate. However, like a lot of other topics in medical management, this particular subject overlaps both the science and the art of medicine.

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volume 4  issue 3

pages  92- 92

publication date 2016-09-01

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