Table 2.

Patients’ attitudes during Ramadan.

Factors	Pump (n = 61)	MDI (n = 95)	P value
Patients plan to change insulin doses in Ramadan	33 (54.1%)	32 (33.7%)	0.03
Patients changed insulin doses in Ramadan	45 (74.5%)	73 (77.3%)	0.75
Iftar#attitudes
Main meal immediately at sunset call for prayer	25 (49%)	23 (59.7%)	0.48
Small meal at sunset call followed by main meal immediately after sunset prayer	20 (39.2%)	23 (29.9%)
Small meal at sunset call followed by main meal after late evening “Isha” prayer	6 (11.8%)	8 (10.4%)
Timing of Iftar#meal insulin
Before sunset call	6 (12%)	19 (24.7%)	0.15
At sunset call	34 (68%)	41 (53.2%)
After sunset prayer call with the main meal	9 (18%)	16 (20.8%)
After late evening “Isha” prayer with the main meal	1 (2%)	0
Regularly take a midnight meal	31 (63.3%)	51 (68%)	0.73
Take insulin with midnight meal	28 (93.3%)	32 (62.7%)	0.004
Take insulin with pre-dawn “Sahoor “ meal	54 (88.4%)	83 (87.4%)	0.44
Sleep pattern
During the daytime	47 (92.2%)	72 (93.5%)	0.99
At night	4 (7.8%)	5 (6.5%)
Perform any level physical activity (after ishaa-dawn)	39 (81.3%)	55 (77.5%)	0.21
Number of daily SMBG performed	4.8 ± 1.4	3.7 ± 1.7	0.001

^#Iftar: meal consumed at sunset, “Sahoor ”: predawn meal, “Isha”: late evening.