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. 2007 Dec 1;2(4):185-9.
doi: 10.4176/071008.

Practical Management of Diabetes during Ramadan Fast

Sa Beshyah  1 , Mm Benbarka, Ih Sherif
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Practical Management of Diabetes during Ramadan Fast

Sa Beshyah et al. Libyan J Med. .
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Figure 1
Four examples of educational material on diabetes during Ramadan fast from Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Jordon and Morocco.
Figure 2
Figure 2
An example of a blingual poster for Diabetes and Ramadan Fast from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The information is fairly basic and quite appropriate for a poster
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