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1Diabetes Care & Hormone Clinic, India.
Aim:
Appropriate management of a diabetic patient with co-morbidities, who is willing to fast during Ramadan. Case presentation A 45 year old male patient with T2DM for 5 years, current A1c of 8.3% and other co-morbidities is currently treated with metformin 500mg BID and glimepiride 2mg. During the pre-Ramadan assessment, glimepiride 2mg was changed to extended release gliclazide 60mg. It resulted in an improvement in his glycemic and microalbuminuria status without any hypoglycemic episodes.
Conclusion:
Appropriate risk stratification with medication adjustment and Ramadan-specific diabetes education are the important aspects of T2DM management in patients willing to fast during Ramadan.
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