Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Metabolic outcomes and insulin therapy modifications during Ramadan fasting in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in low-resource settings

Ajeng Dias Puspitasari 1, 2
,
Rayi Kurnia Perwitasari 1, 2
,
Yuni Hisbiyah 1, 3
,
Abdulsalam I. Abu-Libdeh 4, 5
,
Nur Rochmah 1, 2
,
Muhammad Faizi 1, 2

  1. Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

  2. Department of Child Health, Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

  3. Department of Child Health, Airlangga General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia

  4. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

  5. Department of Pediatrics and Genetics, Al-Makassed Hospital and Al-Quds Medical School, East Jerusalem, Palestine

Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2026; 32:

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pedm.2026.163207
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/30
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