Diabetes and Ramadan

Module 8: COVID-19, diabetes and Ramadan

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CME Credits: 1
Module duration: 1 hour
Launch date: Spring 2022 (version 1)
Updated: -
Expiry date: March 2027
Audience: Diabetes and Metabolism Specialists (Subspeciality), Endocrinologists (Subspeciality), General Physicians (Advanced), Immunologists (Subspeciality), Infectious Disease Physicians (Subspeciality), Public Health Physicians (Subspeciality)

Hello. I’m Wasim Hanif. I’m a Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology at University Hospital, Birmingham in the UK. I’ve been involved with research in people who are fasting during Ramadan with diabetes for over two decades. We have published a lot of original papers and studies looking into this area. This still continues to be what I call a ‘research deficit’ area and a lot of research is needed. But in order to help our patients who want to fast during Ramadan with diabetes, we have been doing a lot of recommendations and guidelines based on the most updated evidence. This I’ve been doing both nationally in the UK and internationally. We have been working with our collaborators and experts in the field to come up with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guideline. So today in this module, I’ll be talking about people who want to fast during Ramadan in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both Ramadan fasting and COVID-19 carry particular risks for people with diabetes. This module takes a fresh look at guidance on Ramadan fasting through the lens of the pandemic.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

✓ Explain how the combination of COVID-19 and diabetes affects inflammatory and immune responses, resulting in an increase in hospitalisation and death of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

✓ Explain the risks and benefits of fasting for people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidelines for when to break a fast

✓ Develop optimal management plans to support people with diabetes wishing to fast over Ramadan during the COVID-19 pandemic


This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.


Contributors

Professor
Wasim Hanif
Author, Assessment Setter
Dr
Ehtasham Ahmad
Expert Reviewer
Dr
Meera Ladwa
Assessment Setter