Clarifications and Concerns Regarding the Therapeutic Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Vijakumar Venugopal; Kuppusamy Maheshkumar

doi:10.1055/s-0044-1787714

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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2024; 14(S 01): S149-S150
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787714

Letter to the Editor

Clarifications and Concerns Regarding the Therapeutic Fasting in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Vijakumar Venugopal

¹Department of Yoga, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Kuppusamy Maheshkumar

²Department of Physiology, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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