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- Title
Food and nutrient intake in patients with diabetes during Ramadan.
- Authors
Rashid, Thamina; Ahmedani, Muhammad Yakoob; Hakeem, Rubina; Riaz, Musarrat
- Abstract
To observe food and nutrient intake trends among a group of middle income urban Pakistani people with diabetes during Ramadan. This prospective study is a sub analysis of Ramadan Prospective Diabetes Study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology. Demographic characteristics and details about other complications were collected from each patient. Information regarding food intake and dietary practices of diabetic patients were collected at the time of recruitment. Patients were also counselled on how to make a complete record of their daily food intake during Ramadan for all the fasting days. Out of 93 patients all of them were taking sehri, 54.7% were taking roti or slice while 43.0% were consuming paratha, 77.9% meat or egg, 27.9% pheni or khajla, 39.5% milk or yogurt. All of them were taking iftar in which 94.2% were eating fried items, 76.7% channa chat 65.1% dahibara, 90.7% fruits or fruit chat and 5.8% were taking milk. Dinner were taking 40.7% and 37% were drinking milk at bedtime. Food choices of our patient with diabetes during Ramadan were not balanced. It also gives us insight towards need of multiple dietary counseling sessions for people with diabetes before Ramadan.
- Publication
Journal of Fasting & Health, 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
2345-2587
- Publication type
Academic Journal