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Some children with diabetes, despite their exemption, insist on fasting in Ramadan. We evaluated the safety of fasting among children with Type-1 diabetes. During Ramadan 2007, 20 children with Type-I diabetes were recruited and divided into two groups. Short term diabetes complications were recorded. Changes in weight, HbA1C and lipid profile before and after Ramadan were compared. Fasting group (n = 12, mean age 12.4 years). Non-fasting group (n = 8, mean age 10.5years) showed no significant difference in HbA1c (P = 0.9), weight (P = 0.96) or fasting lipid profiles. Supervised fasting with close observation may be safe with no short-term parameter changes.
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