Abstract
to investigate causal relationship between Ramadan fasting and acute diabetic complications in adult controlled type 2 diabetics. a Pubmed's Clinical Queries and Embase search was conducted and resulted in 2 useful articles: 1 systematic review and 1 cohort study to be critically appraised. the incidence of acute diabetic complications is higher during Ramadan, with the relative risk for adult type 2 diabetics who fast during Ramadan is 1.36 and number needed to harm 50. Ramadan fasting was related with acute diabetic complications in adult controlled type 2 diabetics, but the risk was only slightly higher. It is acceptable for type 2 diabetics to fast during Ramadan.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-239 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta medica Indonesiana |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
