Metib Alotaibi

Back to Journals » Nutrition and Dietary Supplements » Volume 18 Authors Arab HA , Amir AA, Alotaibi M, Aljassir FF, Gazar YAE, Alshehri AA, Al Dalbhi S, Alsifri S, Alotaibi GS, Altwaim A , Mitwally N, Alomair M Received 11 February 2026 Accepted for publication 19 June 2026 Published 26 June 2026 Volume 2026:18 602745 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NDS.S602745 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Prof.

1 INTRODUCTION Fasting forms a core aspect of various religious traditions, and it has also become widely adopted outside these contexts as part of intermittent fasting strategies due to its potential metabolic benefits. Fasting during the month of Ramadan presents unique challenges for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), who abstain from all oral intake from dawn to dusk for an entire lunar month.

Open AccessArticle by Sultan Ayoub Meo 1,*, Abeer A. Al-Masri 1, Metib Alotaibi 2, Muhammad Zain Sultan Meo 3 and Muhammad Omair Sultan Meo 3 1 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia 2 University Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia 3 College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.