Management of Diabetes During Ramadan Fasting Month
During Ramadan month, all Muslims around The Big Diabetes Lie the world must fast from dawn to sunset. They are only allowed to take food during night time and observe fasting during the day. In a healthy person, fasting would not pose any problems. However, in patients with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) fasting during the Ramadan month may risk them succumbing to complications if they do not take precautions. "The large proportion of both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients who fast during Ramadan represents a challenge to physicians to provide more intensive education before fasting and emphasizes the need for closer monitoring of blood glucose during fasting." - (EPIDIAR) study Studies also show that there is a shift in meal time, pattern of meals, type of food eaten and total caloric intake during Ramadan month. http://wedidreviewforyou.com/the-big-diabetes-lie-review/
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