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    to decline‚ (3) Asr-mid-afternoon‚ (4) Magrib-after sunset‚ and (5) Isha-night. The third pillar is act of fasting called Sawm. Fasting is abstaining completely from eating‚ drinking‚ and intimate sexual contact from the break of dawn till sunset. This is a unique Islamic institution which teaches man the principle of sincere love and devotion to Allah. "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you‚ as it was prescribed for those before you‚ that you may learn self-restraint. Fast for

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    metformin or sulfonylurea. These drugs are also effective as monotherapy. Results from phase three clinical trials showed a drop in the mean Hb A1C levels by 1.03% for Canagliflozin. The data also showed weight loss in patients along with a decrease in fasting plasma glucose and blood pressure. Dapagliflozin and Empagliflozin also showed similar results in their efficacy testing. Renal protection was seen in patients that initiated early therapy with SGLT2 inhibitors.

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    0.79 0.89 0.83 0.96 Glucose (mg/deciliter) 30 60 90 120 150 159 116 133 121 143 Part 1 Part 2 12/17/12 page 2 Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 6 out of 6 questions correctly. 1. A male patient has had successive fasting plasma glucose readings of 115‚ 110‚ and 122 mg/dl. The healthcare provider will inform him that You correctly answered: c. he appears to have impairment or borderline impairment of insulin-mediated glucose uptake by his cells. 2. To obtain an accurate

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    Christianity has some similarities and differences with other religions. These similarities help Christians to better understand human nature and philosophy. A weakness of religion is that some components are said to be a human construct. Given our limited knowledge‚ we cannot always be sure which parts are humanly constructed and which parts are not. Christians should not be hateful towards other religions. They can view other religions as seeking truth. Christians should come alongside other religions

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    History Ms. Jacobs is a 58-year-old woman with no prior history of heart disease. She has hypertension that is well controlled with Lisinopril 10mg daily. She was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago and takes Metformin 500mg BID. At last check‚ her fasting blood glucose was 234mg/dl and her HbA1c was 8.7%. She has a 30 pack year history of smoking and does not exercise. Over the past three months she has started to notice consistent increased shortness of breath when climbing

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    Every year‚ after one month of fasting‚ muslims celebrate Hari Raya. Me and my family as a muslim‚ Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a special day to celebrate after they have gone through fasting for a month from foods and drinks from subuh to maghrib. This festival will be celebrated for a month either. In Malaysia‚ we can see the muslims early prepared for the becoming sepical day. They decorates their house‚ buying new clothes‚ and makin many types of foods and cookies for the special days. We can see

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    the religious. The image of a lone quester‚ the eternal seeker ignored and forgotten by the world is indicative of the author’s constant dichotomy between the real and the ideal. The story is about an unnamed man in middle-aged Europe who employed fasting as a profession‚ a practice which was very popular at that time. He takes delight in his profession‚ fasts for forty days‚ and is taken from town to town as an exhibitionist piece‚ as people pay to see and evaluate him. For forty days‚ he would be

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    Tyler was a normal guy but he had a problem. He did not like his body; he would consider himself “large”. Therefore‚ Tyler would start on a new diet. His diet would go well until a couple weeks in. That is because he really liked sugar. It is not Tyler’s fault. In fact‚ almost everything someone can eat contains sugar‚ and sugar is addictive‚ not like a delicious food kind of addictive‚ it is literally addictive‚ like drugs. Food industries are not helping either. It even seems as though like they

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    THE EFFECTS OF FOOD DEPRIVATION ON CONCENTRATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF STUDENTS Karlo F. Vertucio Pateros Catholic School EFFECTS OF FOOD DEPRIVATION 2 ABSTRACT This paper examined the effects of short-term food

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    After sunset‚ they have eat a meal called iftar. Iftar are sweet drinks that give you a boost of energy. This is called fasting. Fasting is an opportunity for people to practice self-control and cleansing body and mind. (Infoplease.com‚ 2017) Ramadan is not always followed the same. Sometimes Ramadan is not followed exactly how it is expected though. Some people are exempt from fasting in Iran‚ for instance‚ pregnant women‚ children‚ nursing women‚ and old people do not have to fast but everyone else

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