- Title
- ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines: fasting during Ramadan by young people with diabetes
- Creator
- Deeb, Asma; Elbarbary, Nancy; Smart, Carmel E.; Beshyah, Salem A.; Habeb, Abdelhadi; Kalra, Sanjay; Al Alwan, Ibrahim; Babiker, Amir; Al Amoudi, Reem; Pulungan, Aman Bhakti; Humayun, Khadija; Issa, Umer; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid; Sanhay, Rakesh; Akanov, Zhanay; Krogvold, Lars; de Beaufort, Carine
- Relation
- Pediatric Diabetes Vol. 21, Issue 1, p. 5-17
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pedi.12920
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory for all healthy adult and adolescent Muslims from the time of completing puberty. As per the Islamic rules and guidance from Sunnah (the way of prophet Mohamed), an individual becomes subject to Shari'a rulings that apply when specific features of puberty are attained. These are one of the following: wet dreams, growth of coarse hair in the pubic area, reaching the age of 15, or onset of menstruation. Various beliefs regarding diabetes management practices during Ramadan exist. In a study of over 800 patients with diabetes fasting during Ramadan, 67% indicated that pricking skin to measure blood glucose breaks the fasting. Such a belief might endanger patients and predispose to acute complications. Medical counseling and liaison with Islamic scholars help correct interpretation and understanding and ensure safer fasting.
- Subject
- ramadan; young people; diabetes; ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines; muslims; islam; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1436485
- Identifier
- uon:40039
- Identifier
- ISSN:1399-543X
- Language
- eng
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