Croydon PCT: Managing your Diabetes during Ramadan - a patient guide
The holy month of Ramadan is a period of prayer,routine work, and charitable activities, with strict fasting where no food or drink can be taken from dawn to sunset. In the UK, fasting can vary from less than 10 hours in the winter, to as much as 18 hours in the summer. This is a great challenge for people with diabetes, and requires maximum self discipline.
Therefore, as Ramadan approaches,people who have diabetes should consider very carefully whether fasting is advisable for them.
This Guide aims to
- remind you of the important points about diabetes
- explain how fasting during Ramadan might affect your diabetes
- advise you what questions you should ask yourself or your doctor/specialist nurse before deciding to fast during Ramadan
- provide some hints about how to avoid problems during fasting
For further information please visit Croydon PCT: Managing your Diabetes during Ramadan - a patient guide.