%0 Journal Article %T Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Glycemic Control and other Essential Variables in Diabetic Patients %A Abdulla O. A. A. Al-Hamaq %A Abd¨¹lbari Bener %A Abd¨¹lkadir £¿mer %A Funda £¿atan %A Kaleem U. Rajput %A Mustafa £¿zt¨¹rk %A Parvez I. Haris %J Archive of "Annals of African Medicine". %D 2018 %R 10.4103/aam.aam_63_17 %X Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan is a religious obligation for all Muslims who represent 1.8 billion of the world population (24%). This study explores the effect of Ramadan fasting on the blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid profile, sleeping quality, and essential lifestyle parameters and also explores the safety of fasting for a whole month among diabetic patients %K Body mass index %K diabetes mellitus %K glycated hemoglobin %K Ramadan fasting %K sleeping quality %K Indice de masse corporelle %K diab¨¨te sucr¨¦ %K h¨¦moglobine glyqu¨¦e %K je£¿ne du Ramadan %K qualit¨¦ de sommeil %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6330786/