Publications by authors named "Fatima Alsayyah"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the safety of fasting during Ramadan for pregnant women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), focusing on glucose levels and variability.
- - 25 GDM patients participated, receiving tailored education and continuous glucose monitoring (FSL-CGM) during both non-Ramadan and Ramadan periods, revealing significant improvements in average glucose levels but an increase in hypoglycemic events while fasting.
- - The findings highlight the need for structured education before Ramadan to manage diabetes effectively, confirming that fasting can lead to more frequent hypoglycemic incidents, particularly after Iftar.
Background: All diabetes and Ramadan guidelines advice against fasting for people with type 1 diabetes, however, many insist on fasting. Consequently, this causes a challenge due to the risk of hypoglycaemia, hyperglycemia ± diabetic ketoacidosis.
Aim: To assess the impact of optimum care, which includes Ramadan-focused education, flash glucose monitoring, dietary advice and treatment adjustment on the safety of Ramadan fasting in people with type 1 diabetes.
Aim: We aimed at evaluating the safety of fasting Ramadan for insulin treated type 2 diabetes patients by assessing the biochemical, biometric parameters, flash glucose monitoring (FGM) data as compared to pre-Ramadan and hospital admissions with diabetes or non-diabetes conditions. The risks of fasting between those treated with basal insulin vs intensive insulin during Ramadan was also assessed.
Methods: We included insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes and we excluded those with co-morbidities.
Background: SGLT2 inhibitors are a new class of drugs that act by inhibiting glucose reabsorption in the proximal renal tubules. Many trials have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and weight, but they have never been examined in Arab or Emirati populations.
Methods: We assessed the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in reducing HbA1c and weight in our population and specifically in an Emirati cohort.