Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
Libyan J Med. 2010 Mar 4;5. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5036.
The epidemiology of diabetes and Ramadan fasting was reported from many Muslim countries, but not from Libya.
We interviewed 493 consecutive diabetic patients at Benghazi Diabetes and Endocrine Center for the potential complications of fasting during Ramadan.
We found 70% of diabetic patients completed the 30 days of Ramadan fasting. Hypo- and hyperglycemia was the most commonly reported complications especially during the first two weeks of Ramadan month.
It seems majority of diabetic patients in Libya manage to fast during Ramadan month. Patient education and early planned adjustment of diabetic medication is needed to decrease the frequency of diabetic complication during Ramadan month.
糖尿病和斋月禁食的流行病学在许多穆斯林国家都有报道,但利比亚没有。
我们在班加西糖尿病和内分泌中心采访了 493 名连续的糖尿病患者,了解他们在斋月期间禁食的潜在并发症。
我们发现 70%的糖尿病患者完成了 30 天的斋月禁食。低血糖和高血糖是最常见的报告并发症,尤其是在斋月的前两周。
似乎利比亚的大多数糖尿病患者都能在斋月期间禁食。需要对患者进行教育,并提前计划调整糖尿病药物,以减少斋月期间糖尿病并发症的发生频率。