Amjad Ali Raza Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Ramadan is the ninth Islamic lunar month. Muslims fast during this holy month. In Islam, fasting is one of five pillars. Approximately 382 million people worldwide have diabetes with a prevalence of 8.3%. The worldwide Muslim population is 1.5 billion and around 50 million people suffering from diabetes mellitus observe fasting during Ramadan. During Ramadan Muslim refrain from eating, drinking and taking oral medication from dawn to dusk
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Amjad Ali Raza*, Sarwat Saif, Umair Ashfaq, Sohaib Haider Zaidi, Usman Musharraf and Adnan Hashim