Diabetes and Ramadan – practical insulin management

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Insulin treatment regimens of diabetic Muslims need modification of timing and/or dosage during Ramadan

You will learn:
• To ensure that patients on insulin receive early and appropriate guidance from their healthcare professional to achieve safe fasting during Ramadan
• Understanding the issues that patients on insulin face during Ramadan
• Understanding the supportive role of the clinician as well as preparation for Ramadan, including a trial three-day fast
• Identifying the problems that can occur, using the data from the 2020 Global Assessment which reported worldwide hypoglycaemia (15%), hyperglycaemia (16%) and emergency care (8-12%); and how to avoid these problems through education and self-monitoring
• What new interventions, using digital support systems, are useful in the post COVID-19 era.

WEBINAR HELD ON 22 FEBRUARY 2022.

ATTENTIONKindly note that if you attended the live webinar, you have already received 1 CPD point and will not be permitted to receive additional points for the report. Should this occur, the HPCSA will only record the 1 CPD point from the live webinar, invalidating any additional CPD points from the report. Please note deNovo Medica ensures uploading of your CPD points to the HPCSA: please don’t upload these yourself.

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