Speakers stress need for people with chronic illnesses, comorbidities to consult doctors ahead of Ramazan
KARACHI:
There is need for more scientific research in the area of fasting with diabetes, emphasised health experts and religious scholars on Saturday, during a two-day online conference jointly organised by the Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and other institutions.
Speaking on the first day of the ‘International Diabetes and Ramadan Conference, 2021’, the speakers stressed the need for persons having chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension and coronary diseases, to consult their doctors and physicians for ensuring safe fasting during Ramazan.