A prospective cohort study on the effect of various risk factors on hypoglycaemia in diabetics who fast during Ramadan

• Main Authors: Loke, Seng Cheong, Abd Rahim, Kartini Farah, Kanesvaran, Ravindran, Wong, Teck Wee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12795/1/A%20prospective%20cohort%20study%20on%20the%20effect%20of%20various%20risk%20factors%20on%20hypoglycaemia%20in%20diabetics%20who%20fast%20during%20Ramadan.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12795/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2010/v65n1/Hypoglycaemia_in_Diabetics.pdf

Muslim diabetics who fast during Ramadan are at risk of hypoglycaemia, and previous consensus guidelines have highlighted certain risk factors. This prospective cohort study aims to determine the relative risk (RR) of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan fasting compared with a non-fasting period of equival...