Risk factors associated with fasting during Ramadan among individuals with diabetes according to IDF-DAR risk score in Atbara city, Sudan: Cross-sectional hospital-based study.

Background: Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims. The aim of this study was to assess risk associated with Ramadan fasting among Sudanese individuals with diabetes (high, moderate, and low risk) according to International Diabetes Federation in collaboration with Diabetes and Ramadan International alliance (IDF-DAR) Practical Guidelines 2021 risk score.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional hospital-based study recruited 300 individuals with diabetes (79% have type 2 diabetes) from diabetes centers in Atbara city, the River Nile state, Sudan.

Diabetic myonecrosis, an uncommon presentation of diabetes mellitus in tropical area: A case report.

Diabetic myonecrosis is an uncommon complication related to long-standing poorly controlled diabetes. A 33-year-old Sudanese male patient with type one diabetes presented with progressive, severe bilateral thigh pain with low-grade fever. Laboratory results show hyperglycemia with ketonuria and elevated creatine kinase but normal white cell blood count.