HMC issues advice for diabetic children fasting during Ramadan

Doha: During Ramadan, diabetic children who are fasting experience blood sugar highs and lows depending on the food they consume, the dose of insulin they take and the amount of physical activity they perform.

The most important causes of these sugar highs and lows are irregularity of food intake and failure to adhere to the set schedule of insulin injections. “All diabetic children should be aware that there is no single path for all children to follow to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Guidelines differ according to a patient's health and variations in the timing, quantity and quality of food consumed and activity performed,” explained Dr. Noor Hamed, Consultant of Pediatric Endocrinology at Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Hamad Medical Corporation.