Effects of Ramadan Fasting On Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system. Diabetic nephropathy is one of the major complications of diabetes, characterized by proteinuria and renal insufficiency. The development of microalbuminuria is an early marker for diabetic nephropathy, which is potentially modifiable through lifestyle changes and pharmacological interventions targeting blood glucose and blood pressure, specifically through the renin angiotensin system. The sudden change in the lifestyle which includes the change in eating, drinking and sleeping pattern can affect the various metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetic patients. The aim of this work is to study the effect of Ramadan fasting on diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients. Our study conducted on 90 type 2 diabetic patients, their age between 40-60years;all of them are welling to fast the whole month of Ramadan, selected from the outpatient clinic of endocrinology, Ain Shams University Hospitals. They were divided into the following groups: