For patients and families

Simple guides in Urdu. Read them with your family, and see your doctor before Ramadan.

Leaflet Cover of the leaflet: Safe fasting with diabetes during Ramadan, with a lantern and a mosque
  • Ramadan
  • Urdu
  • 6 pages

Safe fasting with diabetes during Ramadan

رمضان اور ذیابیطس

Everything a person with diabetes needs to know before and during the fast.

  • Who must see a doctor before Ramadan
  • When to check blood sugar, and when to break the fast
  • Exercise, Sehri, Iftar and dinner
  • Religious rulings: a blood test or insulin does not break the fast
Booklet Cover of the booklet: Ramadan, food and diabetes, with plates of food for Sehri, Iftar and dinner
  • Ramadan
  • Urdu
  • 78 pages

Ramadan, food and diabetes: a diet guide

رمضان غذا اور ذیابیطس

Healthy eating in Ramadan, with ready-made daily menus.

  • What to eat, and what to avoid, at Sehri and Iftar
  • Fibre, protein and oil in your meals
  • Daily menus for Sehri, Iftar and dinner at 1200, 1500, 1800 and 2000 calories
  • How much of each fruit to eat

A large file. On a phone, download it over Wi-Fi.

For doctors

Quick-reference guidelines for the clinic: the visit before Ramadan or Hajj, dose changes and what to teach patients.

Guideline First page of Diabetes and Ramadan: Ramadan specific guidelines 2019 for doctors
  • Ramadan
  • English
  • 2 pages
  • 2019

Diabetes and Ramadan: guidelines for doctors

  • Pre-Ramadan visit 6–8 weeks before
  • When to break the fast; glucose targets and testing times
  • Dose and timing changes, from metformin to insulin
  • Diet plan, fluids and exercise
Guideline First page of the Urdu guidance for doctors on diabetes and Ramadan
  • Ramadan
  • Urdu
  • 2 pages

Diabetes and Ramadan: guidance for doctors in Urdu

رمضان سے متعلق ڈاکٹروں کے لئے ہدایات

  • Check-up and medicine review before Ramadan
  • Signs of hypo- and hyperglycaemia
  • Dose and timing table, with Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology
Guideline Diabetes and Hajj: Hajj specific guidelines for doctors
  • Hajj
  • English
  • 1 page

Diabetes and Hajj: guidelines for doctors

  • Pre-Hajj visit 1–2 months before, with foot examination and HbA1c
  • What to carry in hand luggage; vaccinations before the journey
  • Preventing hypos, hypers, foot injury and dehydration

These guides are for education and do not replace advice from your own doctor. Every person with diabetes should see their doctor before deciding to fast or to travel for Hajj. Read our medical disclaimer.

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