Fasting of Ramadan in peoples with diabetes in Benghazi, Libya: An exploratory study

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Elmehdawi, Rafik Ramadan ^a,b   Mukhtad, Nama Ali ^b   Allaghi, Najla Ibrahim ^b   Elmajberi, Suhair Jaber ^b  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Benghazi Diabetes and Endocrine Center (BDEC)   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Fasting; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RELIGION; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 77951153746     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5036     Document Type: Article

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