Changes of metabolic index of diabetes before and after Ramadan

VernacularTitle:斋月前后糖尿病代谢指标的变化
Author: Jianjun XIE ; Yajie LI ; Chunhua WANG ; Huiming LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ramadan; Fasting; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolism of glucose and lipoids
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2010;32(4):316-317
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate changes of metabolism of glucose and lipoids in diabetes before and after Ramadan. Methods A total of 65 Muslim fasting diabetic patients, with complete data, were investigated about their diet and administrated medicines before and after the fasting and occurrence of hypoglycemia during the fasting. Indexes of WEIGHT, WAISTLINE, BMI, FPG, 2h-PG, HbA1c, TG, TC, HDL-C, and LDL-C were evaluated by questionnaire, physical examination and laboratory tests. Results During Ramadan, fasting time was prolonged (P＜0.01), intake of lipoids and protein were increased obviously (P＜0.01) and a significant increase of 2 h-PG, HbA1c (P=0.0149, 0.0175) was detected after Ramadan in s fasting group. No significant difference was found in WEIGHT, WAISTLINE, BMI, TG, TC, HDL-C, and LDL-C. Blood glucose was improved significantly in the control group than the fasting group. Conclusion Life style was changed obviously leading to unsatisfactory controlling of blood glucose in Muslim diabetic patients during Ramadan.