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| Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance Website: CLICK HERE |
The preparation of this website was made possible through an unrestricted educational grant provided by Sanofi Gulf Countries. It is an excellent resource for both patients and providers that has extensive and evidence-based information endorsed by the pharmaceutical company Sanofi and the International Diabetes Federation partners. The Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance hosts international conferences and updates practical guidelines for healthcare practitioners yearly. |
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| Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance: Ramadan Nutrition Plan (RNP): CLICK HERE |
This resource is designed to assist you in developing a healthy nutrition plan during Ramadan. There are resources dedicated to patients and resources dedicated to providers. |
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| International Diabetes Federation: Ramadan and Diabetes: CLICK HERE |
This resource provides an excellent overview of managing Diabetes in the month of Ramadan for both patients and providers. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Diabetes and Ramadan (DAR) International Alliance have come together to deliver comprehensive guidelines on this subject. The key areas covered include epidemiology, the physiology of fasting, risk stratification, nutrition advice and medication adjustment. The IDF-DAR Practical Guidelines should enhance knowledge surrounding the issues 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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| Joslin Diabetes Center: Ramadan Resources for Healthcare Providers: CLICK HERE |
This resource provides an overview of key points for healthcare practitioners about managing diabetes in their patients during the month of Ramadan. |
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| Diabetes UK: Guidance Document for Imams: CLICK HERE |
This resource is a handout developed by the British Diabetic Association and is endorsed by the Muslim Council of Britain. It is intended to be used by Imam’s to promote the importance of fasting safely through Ramadan with key educational points to remember if you have diabetes and plan on fasting. |
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| Diabetes UK: Ramadan and Diabetes: CLICK HERE |
This is an excellent resource developed by the British Diabetic Association endorsed by the Muslim Council of Britain that is filled with important information about safely fasting during Ramadan for both patients and providers. |
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| Diabetes UK: Fasting During Ramadan Fact Sheet: CLICK HERE |
This resource is an excellent overview of Ramadan and Diabetes handout developed in partnership with the Muslim Council of Britain’s Diabetes Advisory Group. |
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| The Global Diabetes Community: Ramadan Infographic: CLICK HERE |
This resource contains an infographic that can be easily shared containing advice about safely fasting during Ramadan while having Diabetes. |
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| Efficacy and Safety of Use of the Fasting Algorithm for Singaporeans With Type 2 Diabetes (FAST) During Ramadan: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial: CLICK HERE |
A multi-disciplinary team of clinicians developed an empowerment-based collaborative clinical tool called the Fasting Algorithm for Singaporeans with Type 2 Diabetes (FAST). Researchers found that the FAST clinical decision tool showed 4 times the efficacy in controlling blood glucose levels and was safer compared to the current non-standardized care for managing Muslim individuals with type 2 diabetes who fast during Ramadan. In addition, use of the FAST tool resulted in sustained improvement of FBG level even 3 months after Ramadan. | A standardized tool for healthcare providers to manage patients with diabetes who choose to fast during the month of Ramadan. Tool showed 4 times the efficacy in controlling blood glucose levels and was safer compared to current non-standardized careSee the Tool Here |