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Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines.

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The IDF-DAR Practical Guidelines should enhance knowledge surrounding the issue of diabetes and Ramadan fasting, thereby empowering healthcare professionals to give the most up-to-date advice and the best possible support to their patients during Ramadan.
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This article is published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 247 citations till now.

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Evolving physicians' perceptions and practices regarding use of SGLT2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes during Ramadan fasting.

TL;DR: The medical professions' knowledge and perceptions regarding the use of SGLT2-Is during Ramadan fasting have evolved over the last few years due to increasing research and experience.
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and tolerability of gliclazide modified release 60 mg in patients with type 2 diabetes observing fasting during Ramadan in Pakistan: An analysis from the global DIA-RAMADAN study.

TL;DR: In this article, the safety and effectiveness of gliclazide MR 60mg in people with controlled or suboptimal controlled T2DM treated with breakable Gliclazyide MR60mg formulation was assessed.
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Diabetes During the Fasting Month of Ramadan: Is Telemedicine as Efficient as Conventional Follow-Up? Results from a Moroccan Comparative Study.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the effectiveness of telemedicine consultation of diabetic patients during Ramadan compared with conventional follow-up, and found that tele-consultation did not provide as effective glycemic control as conventional monitoring.
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A Cultural Adaptation of a Diabetes Self-Management Programme for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending a Primary Health Care Centre in Saudi Arabia

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TL;DR: The finding of this study suggests that content and messages of behaviour change intervention may benefit from being gender-specific, especially in Saudi Arabia, and contributes to more understanding of barriers to self-management among Saudi patients.
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Global Research Trends of Health-Related Publications on Ramadan Fasting from 1999 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis

TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined, analyzed, and identified trends of health-related publications on Ramadan fasting and found that the mean number of authors per document was 3.7, with an average of 13.3 citations per document.
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Impact of sleep debt on metabolic and endocrine function

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Efficacy and safety of incretin therapy in type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Careful postmarketing surveillance for adverse effects, especially among the DPP4 inhibitors, and continued evaluation in longer-term studies and in clinical practice are required to determine the role of this new class of pharmacotherapies for type 2 diabetes.
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A Population-Based Study of Diabetes and Its Characteristics During the Fasting Month of Ramadan in 13 Countries Results of the Epidemiology of Diabetes and Ramadan 1422/2001 (EPIDIAR) study

TL;DR: There is a need to provide more intensive education before fasting, to disseminate guidelines, and to propose further studies assessing the impact of fasting on morbidity and mortality.
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Adiponectin: action, regulation and association to insulin sensitivity

TL;DR: Adiponectin in addition to possible anti‐inflammatory and anti‐atherogenic effects appears to be an insulin enhancer, with potential as a new pharmacologic treatment modality of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
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