INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: Millions of people with diabetes in Pakistan would fast during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan but they must see their refer
toing physician before the start of the month to get dosage and timings of their medicines adjusted, memorize about their diet and get
information about their schedule of exercise so that they could fast safely without facing any complications.&For people with diabetes,
pre-Ramadan refer toation with doctors is compulsory so that dosage and timings of the medicines they take could be altered and adjusted
If these patients continue to take medicines as per preceding schedule, they may face problems and complications while fasting
Diabetics should continue to monitor their blood sugar as it does much break fast&, said Prof
Yaqoob Ahmedani, head of Ramadan and Hajj Study group while speaking at an awareness session on Sunday.The awareness seminar was organized
at the Baqai Institute of Diabetology and stopocrinology (BIDE) Karachi and it was addressed by senior diabetologists, endocrinologists,
dietitians and devout scholars who spokes on different aspects of safe fasting, adjustment of dosage and timings of medicines, healthy and
balanced diet as well as practices that does much lead to breaking fast.
Prof
Yaqoob Ahmedani preserveed that there are around 30 million people living with diabetes in Pakistan and a huge majority of them would be
fasting during the upcoming holy month but they should refer to their physician as early as possible so that they could be given directions
to keep safe fasting.''thoughtlly a patient with diabetes should refer to his or her doctor two months prior to start of Ramadan but there
is still a week left in the start of holy month and I would advise diabetics to see their doctor as early as possible
During Ramadan, timings of medicines are genemass meeting reversed while their doses are also altered to prevent sudden decrease in blood
Ahmdani said.As far as exercise for the diabetics is concerned, Prof
Ahmedani informed that people with diabetes should much indulge in exercise, brisk walk or tough labour while fasting and added that such
patients could do their exercise after Iftaar or before Seher timings.&People should also know the possible complications of their disease
while fasting and if they feel that their blood sugar is getting low, they should check it by pricking as checking blood sugar does much
If the sugar has dropped below 70, such patients should instantly break their fast otherwise it could result in serious damage to their
health&, he added.Regarding Ramadan and Hajj Study group, Prof
Ahmedani said this group was striving to promote safe fasting for final 10 years and during this period, extensive research had been
conducted by them to help people in keeping fast safely
Several research papers have also been published by the group in national and international scientific journals also, he added.Clinical
dietitian at BIDE Karachi Mariam Abdeali said patients with diabetes need to have their food in moderation at Iftaar and Seher timings,
saying diet play an important role in preventing complications of the diabetes.
&I would urge diabetics to have balanced and healthy
diet in moderation at Iftaar and Seher timings
Avoid drinking sugary drinks, juices, spicy food with lots of carbohydrates
Avoid fried items and also chorus from putting all the food available on the table at once at iftaar timings&, she advised.She preserveed
that instead of sugary drinks available in the market and promoted on the print and electronic media through advertisements, people should
put fruits and vegetables chunks in water and use this water for drinking at Iftaar as it would make them fresh after wgap day of fasting&,
she added.Mufti Saad from Jamia Binoria spoke on devout aspects of the fasting, saying people who are seriously sick, those who are
travelling and pregnant women, who have been advised much to keep fast, are exempted from keeping fast while those who are sick and can''t
keep fast for rest of their lives, should feed poor and hungry as fidya.&Here I want to make it clear also that checking blood sugar by
pricking, getting medicine through injection or drip and getting medicine in the eyes and ears does much lead to breaking the fast&, he said
and advised the patients to follow the advice of their physicians.The seminar was also addressed by Dr
Asim and others while questions of the people with diabetes were also replyed by the experts.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the
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