| Summer-winter switching of the Ramadan fasts in people with diabetes living in temperate regions. | |
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PMID: 22060294 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Nearly a quarter of the world's population is Muslim, with increasing numbers living in non-equatorial regions. Fasting in Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, but the observance of this tenet is challenging for those living in temperate climates when Ramadan (the annual fasting month for Muslims) falls during the summer months, as will occur over the next decade. This can be especially problematic for people with diabetes, many of whom require treatment with insulin. Clinicians are divided in their views concerning the safety and management of these individuals during the long fasts at the height of summer. However, this need not be the case if clinicians and patients consider following a religious dispensation that has been underutilized in clinical decisions on the safety of fasting; namely, the provision to fast at times outside of the official Ramadan period. This alternative is encouraged when health will be significantly affected by fasting during the prescribed period. If this suggestion is widely accepted, local Islamic leaders could be encouraged to designate alternative periods for fasting, which may help in retaining some of the community spirit that collective fasting during Ramadan engenders. |
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N Ghouri; R Gatrad; N Sattar; S Dhami; A Sheikh |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-7 |
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Title: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association Volume: - ISSN: 1464-5491 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8500858 Medline TA: Diabet Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Journal compilation © 2011 Diabetes UK. |
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BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow Manor Hospital, Walsall Locum General Practitioner, Edinburgh Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. |
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