Improved diabetes control after prolonged fasting - The Ramadan model

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 149-151

  Maislos, Maximo ^a,c   Abou Rabiah, Yunes ^b   Zuili, Irenne ^b   Shany, Shraga ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Klalit Health Services Rahat Community Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Fast; Glucose; Gorging; Haemoglobin A1c; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIGION; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034921018     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.166     Document Type: Article

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