Health experts, scholars call for more research on fasting by diabetics
Karachi
February 28, 2021
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the globe fasted in Ramazan last year, and this year too an overwhelmingly large number of people wish to keep fasts, but those suffering from chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease should consult their doctors and physicians for safe fasting and to reap the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting.
These observations were made by Islamic scholars and health experts at an international health conference on Saturday.
“There are some extreme views that fasting is very harmful for the diabetes patients in all circumstances, and there are some who say fasting should be practised [even] in worst [health] conditions, but I think medical practitioners will be in a better position to explain to the patients as to how they should fast safely,” renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani said
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.