Manage your Diabetes during Festive Fasting
FASTING WITH DIABETES- Manage your Diabetes during Festive Fasting Chennai April 16 th 2019: Diabetes has been seriously underrated as a global public health issue and the world can no longer ignore the biggest epidemic in human history. And with spiritual fasting – Diabetes adds up to the danger it brings for a patient.In India, festivities are filled all throughout the year. Most often these festivities are accompanied by extensive fasting, to- over indulgent-feasting which tend to botch with the healthy dietary plan.People with diabetes become more visible to the dangers of fasting or excessive feasting. (L-R) Dr. R. S. Hariharan, Director, Hariharan Institute of Diabetes, Formerly professor & HOD – Diabetology, Madras Medical College and Dr.A.Nandhitha Arun, Director, A. Ramachandra Diabetes Hospital The severity of diabetes can be gazed with the alarming statistics by IDF Diabetes Atlas 2017 that states “ Diabetes kills 1 person eve...