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11-04-2022 | Type 1 diabetes | Ask the expert | Article

Ramadan and type 1 diabetes: Supporting religious fasting

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Speakers: Simon Heller and Shehla Shaikh

Simon Heller from the UK talks to Shehla Shaikh from India to learn from her wealth of experience in supporting people with type 1 diabetes to fast during Ramadan (22:14).

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0:00 Introduction
0:50 Fasting and feasting: The challenges of Ramadan
6:38 Risk stratification and navigating patient wishes
9:37 Insulin and individualization
16:48 Coping with hypoglycemia
18:54 About online resources
19:45 Take-home messages

Click here to access guidelines, nutrition advice, and other educational resources from the Diabetes & Ramadan Alliance highlighted in the video.

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Simon Heller

Simon Heller is Professor of Clinical Diabetes at the University of Sheffield, Director of Research and Development and Honorary Consultant Physician at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, UK. 


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Shehla Shaikh

Dr Shehla Shaikh is  a Consultant Endocrinologist at Saifee Hospital and Prince Aly Khan Hospital in Mumbai, India.


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