Advice to diabetics for Ramazan

KARACHI
The patients of Diabetes are allowed to observe fast (Roza), still some of the diabetic patients are forbidden to do so as all of the patients are not the same. It is, therefore, advised they must consult physician and go through thorough check-up before the advent
Ramazan. The Sugar patients should be careful during Ramazan.
This was the advice of Dr Saeed A Mahar, Vice President Pakistan Endocrine Society, Liaquat National Hospital; Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University Pims Islamabad Professor Doctor Ali Jawa, General Secretary Pakistan Endocrine Society, Aga Khan Univrsity Hospital, Dr Qamar Masood; Dr Najmul Islam of Aga Khan University Hospital and Professor Doctor A H Amir of Post-Graduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex. They were speaking at the seminar held under the auspices of Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society, Jang Group of Newspapers, entitled ‘Ramazanul Mubarak and Diabetes’ arranged to aware the people on the matter here on Sunday. Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society Chairman Wasif Nagi conducted the programme.
Dr Saeed A Mahar said every patient’s case is typical. His condition is different from other, therefore, it is important that patients should get a medical check-up before Ramazan and also keep checking sugar level during the fasting. This check-up does not harm or disturb the fasting at all. The symptoms of increased level of sugar are general weakness, feeling and passing of urine again and again and blurred vision. On the other hand the indications of low-level of sugar are increase in appetite excessive sweating, shaking of hands and felling of unconsciousness.