Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan

Background: Injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are proven to be well tolerated and efficacious in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fasting during Ramadan. The first oral GLP-1RA semaglutide, also indicated for the treatment of T2DM, has specific dosing instruc...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Hassanein, Abdulqawi Almansari, Ebtesam Ba-Essa, Fatheya F. Alawadi, Hussein ElBadawi, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Rayaz Malik, Rohana Abdul Ghani, Salah Abusnana, Shehla Shaikh, Sueziani Binte Zainudin, Tarik Elhadd, Yousef AL Saleh
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Published: Karger Publishers 2022-12-01
Series:Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/527475
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author Mohamed Hassanein
Abdulqawi Almansari
Ebtesam Ba-Essa
Fatheya F. Alawadi
Hussein ElBadawi
Rakesh Kumar Sahay
Rayaz Malik
Rohana Abdul Ghani
Salah Abusnana
Shehla Shaikh
Sueziani Binte Zainudin
Tarik Elhadd
Yousef AL Saleh
author_facet Mohamed Hassanein
Abdulqawi Almansari
Ebtesam Ba-Essa
Fatheya F. Alawadi
Hussein ElBadawi
Rakesh Kumar Sahay
Rayaz Malik
Rohana Abdul Ghani
Salah Abusnana
Shehla Shaikh
Sueziani Binte Zainudin
Tarik Elhadd
Yousef AL Saleh
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description Background: Injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are proven to be well tolerated and efficacious in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fasting during Ramadan. The first oral GLP-1RA semaglutide, also indicated for the treatment of T2DM, has specific dosing instructions to optimize treatment exposure, which may need to be altered during Ramadan fasting to ensure optimal efficacy. Summary: Given the lack of current published evidence for the effect of oral semaglutide during Ramadan, a panel of experts formulated recommendations for the administration of oral semaglutide during Ramadan. Key Messages: This statement reports recommendations for oral semaglutide administration during Ramadan.
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spelling doaj.art-51a30c787ce4441fbce478e0b677f3582023-01-19T10:35:14ZengKarger PublishersDubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal2673-17972673-17382022-12-0128413113510.1159/000527475527475Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during RamadanMohamed Hassanein0Abdulqawi Almansari1Ebtesam Ba-Essa2Fatheya F. Alawadi3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-866XHussein ElBadawi4Rakesh Kumar Sahay5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5471-0695Rayaz Malik6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-8903Rohana Abdul Ghani7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-8472Salah Abusnana8Shehla Shaikh9Sueziani Binte Zainudin10Tarik Elhadd11Yousef AL Saleh12Dubai Hospital, Mohamed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMy Clinic International Center, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Sumuo Medical Center, Alkhobar, Saudi ArabiaDubai Hospital, Endocrine Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMy Clinic International, Endocrinology, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, IndiaWeill Cornell Medicine, Doha, QatarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, MalaysiaUniversity Hospital Sharjah, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesSaifee Hospital, Endocrinology, Mumbai, IndiaSengkang General Hospital, Endocrinology, General Medicine, Sengkang, Singapore, SingaporeHamad Medicinal Corporation, Medicine, Doha, QatarDepartment of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are proven to be well tolerated and efficacious in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fasting during Ramadan. The first oral GLP-1RA semaglutide, also indicated for the treatment of T2DM, has specific dosing instructions to optimize treatment exposure, which may need to be altered during Ramadan fasting to ensure optimal efficacy. Summary: Given the lack of current published evidence for the effect of oral semaglutide during Ramadan, a panel of experts formulated recommendations for the administration of oral semaglutide during Ramadan. Key Messages: This statement reports recommendations for oral semaglutide administration during Ramadan.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/527475fastingoral semaglutideramadanrecommendationstype 2 diabetes
spellingShingle Mohamed Hassanein
Abdulqawi Almansari
Ebtesam Ba-Essa
Fatheya F. Alawadi
Hussein ElBadawi
Rakesh Kumar Sahay
Rayaz Malik
Rohana Abdul Ghani
Salah Abusnana
Shehla Shaikh
Sueziani Binte Zainudin
Tarik Elhadd
Yousef AL Saleh
Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal
fasting
oral semaglutide
ramadan
recommendations
type 2 diabetes
title Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
title_full Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
title_fullStr Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
title_full_unstemmed Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
title_short Recommendations for Titration and Administration of Oral Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan
title_sort recommendations for titration and administration of oral semaglutide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes during ramadan
topic fasting
oral semaglutide
ramadan
recommendations
type 2 diabetes
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/527475
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