Health services for diabetics during Ramadan
In the month of Ramadan, the diet of diabetics changes, which requires the development of a different regime, commensurate with the hours of fasting and avoiding any expected problems.
Diabetes patients are divided into two main groups based on their treatment specifics: Type I and Type II, in addition to what is known as gestational diabetes, where some are advised to fast and others are advised not.
Dr. Raad Obeid, an internal doctor at the Kafr Lusin Center supported by SAMS, says: “Fasting in itself is a healthy diet that benefits the healthy and the patient greatly if health recommendations are implemented, and fasting requires an adjustment in the doses of hypoglycemics that the patient takes, as it is recommended, for example, to reduce the dose taken by the patient. At Suhoor, these medicines are halved, or they are completely canceled and the dose taken at breakfast is increased, and it is useful to monitor sugar numbers.In general, a diabetic who depends on a diet is not affected by fasting, while a patient with type 1 diabetes (which depends on diabetes) Insulin) and has complications such as (ischemia - myocardial infarction - stroke) it is not recommended to fast, and patients with type 2 diabetes (dependent on oral hypoglycemics) are allowed to fast with caution, and a gestational diabetes patient is prohibited from fasting for sure.
Doctor Raad Obaid gives some important advice to diabetics: “You should not mix food and adhere to eating two or three types, avoiding juices and sweets, drinking a lot of water during the period from iftar to suhoor, adhering to medications and continuing medical follow-up in health centers.”
Hajj Radwan has been suffering from diabetes for ten years, and he says after being examined in the internal clinic: “With all the doctor’s instructions, I fast without getting tired and feel better during the fasting period as well.”
