22/03/2022
I have been keenly observing young people with diabetes who are fasting during Ramadan for last few years. This is my recent paper on Ramadan 2020 during pandemic time which is published in prestigious journal “Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice” The official journal of the International Diabetes Federation. ( The Impact Factor of this journal is 5.602, ranking it 31 out of 145 in Endocrinology & Metabolism)
আমি গত কয়েক বছর ধরে ডায়াবেটিসে আক্রান্ত তরুণ-তরুণীদের তীক্ষ্ণভাবে পর্যবেক্ষণ করছি যারা রমজানে রোজা রাখে। এটি মহামারীর সময়ে রমজান 2020 এর উপর আমার সাম্প্রতিক গবেষণাপত্র যা আন্তর্জাতিক ডায়াবেটিস ফেডারেশনের অফিসিয়াল জার্নাল "ডায়াবেটিস রিসার্চ অ্যান্ড ক্লিনিক্যাল প্র্যাকটিস" নামক জার্নালে প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। (এই জার্নালের ইমপ্যাক্ট ফ্যাক্টর হল 5.602, এটিকে এন্ডোক্রিনোলজি এবং মেটাবলিজমের মধ্যে 145 এর মধ্যে 31 নম্বরে স্থান দিয়েছে)
Title: Higher HbA1c was observed in young people with diabetes who fasted during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020 Ramadan in Bangladesh – A Post Ramadan survey
A Post- Ramadan survey was designed for young patients with diabetes who fasted during Ramadan in 2020 during COVID pandemic time at Paediatric Diabetes Center in BIRDEM in Bangladesh.
Results
Among the study participants, a significantly higher number of participants were in older age group who fasted for more than 15 days (p = 0.045). A considerable proportion (30.7%) of patients developed mild hypoglycaemia, and only eight patients (2.6%) developed moderate to severe hypoglycemia. Post Ramadan median HbA1C was increased with marked increase in older age group compared to younger age group.
Conclusions
COVID-19 pandemic had minor impact on fasting during Ramadan in our cohort, they could fast safely with less complications during Ramadan.
Sharing the link below for those who are interested to read -
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168822722006246?dgcid=author
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1emCOcOiQO0pc
Muslim people with T1DM should be actively discouraged from fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic, as diabetes has emerged as a significant risk factor…