Importance of education in managing type 2 diabetes during Ramadan [Importance de l'éducation dans la prise en charge du diabète de type 2 durant le Ramadan]

摘要

Approximately 50 million Muslim adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) go without food or drink from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan, despite having a religious exemption.1 For many Muslim people with diabetes, Ramadan is a religious conviction and the intermittent fasting is a key component of its observance. The EPIDIAR (Epidemiology of Diabetes and Ramadan) study investigated this phenomenon in 12243 participants from 13 countries and observed that 43% of T1D patients and 79% of T2D patients fast during the month of Ramadan.2 Fasting during Ramadan potentially affects dietary habits, daily physical activity, sleeping patterns, glycemic control, weight, lipid profile, and food intake. Figure 1 shows a typical Ramadan day.