HOW DOES FASTING AFFECT DIABETES PATIENTS?
Blood sugar can drop dangerously during fasting. This situation is more common, especially in patients who use insulin or take multiple oral diabetic medications.
Complete fasting begins approximately 8 hours after sahur. The body primarily uses sugar stores in the liver as an energy source. Then, as an energy source, it continues to provide energy by melting stored fats, since there is no new food intake into the body. As a result, acidic substances in the blood begin to increase and after a certain amount, they reach dangerous levels for health.
Blood sugar levels will rise in the middle of the fasting day, not only in diabetics who use medication but also in diabetics who are treated with diet. When this is accompanied by thirst, it will pave the way for the emergence of undesirable health problems.
Skipping meals may cause blood sugar to drop too low (hypoglycemia).
Excessive feeling of hunger leads to eating too much at the next meal. Since it will cause hypoglycemia, it will cause a situation called hypoglycemia.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE IF DIABETES PATIENTS FAST?
Especially serious low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Diabetic coma (ketoacidosis). )
Serious dehydration in the body
Tendency to clotting in the veins (thrombosis)
Due to long-term dehydration, blood pressure drops, fainting, and the risk of fractures due to this and blood clotting disorders may occur.
WHO IS MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO FAST?
- Children under adolescence
- Elderly
- Sick people
- Pregnant women
- Postpartum women
- Especially patients using insulin
- Diabetic patients with blood sugar irregularities and using pills
WHAT SHOULD PATIENTS TAKE CARE OF WHO WANT TO TAKE THE RISKS AND FAST?
- Apply a nutritional program updated according to the month of Ramadan.
- Arrange your medications to be taken at iftar and sahur, do not neglect them. Do not.
- Follow the principle of eating little but often between iftar and sahur.
- Bread, pita, pastries, rice pilaf, pasta, potatoes and sugary foods, such as foods that have the potential to increase blood sugar. Restrict n foods.
- Prefer a breakfast-style diet that includes protein-rich foods such as milk, cheese, yoghurt and eggs, as well as vegetables and fruits.
- Foods containing protein stay in the stomach for a longer time. provides long-term satiety.
- Staying dehydrated for a long time negatively affects the kidneys.
- To protect the kidneys, which are one of the organs most damaged by diabetes, drink 12-14 glasses (2 glasses) of water between iftar and sahur. -Drink 2.5 liters of water.
LET'S REMEMBER!!!
“Taking care of the body entrusted to us is the greatest worship.”
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