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Diabetes (diabetes) is a chronic metabolic disease that affects the body’s ability to control blood sugar. In recent years, fasting or fasting (especially intermittent fasting) has been seen as a way to lose weight and improve metabolism. But the question is whether fasting is safe for diabetes patients? Let’s know the opinion of experts.

Possible benefits of fasting
Blood sugar improvement
According to some studies, controlled and monitored fasting can improve insulin sensitivity, causing blood sugar level to remain stable.

Help in weight loss
Most of the people suffering from diabetes type-2 also struggle with obesity. Calorie intake decreases during intermittent fasting, which can reduce weight and improve sugar control.

Improve cholesterol and lipid profiles
Some reports suggest that fasting reduces LDL (poor cholesterol) and increases HDL (good cholesterol), which reduces the risk of heart diseases.

Fasting hazards

Hypoglycemia (Blood sugar is very low)
During fasting, if a diabetic person is taking insulin or other blood sugar reducing medicines, blood sugar can suddenly be very low, which can cause dizziness, fainting or even coma.

Dehydration and weakness
Lack of water and electrolytes in the body can be lacking for a long time and not drinking enough water.

Blood sugar imbalance
In some cases, after fasting, eating sudden food can increase blood sugar very fast, which can worsen the situation.

Expert advice

Diabetes patients should consult a doctor or endocrinologist before starting fasting. If fasting is being planned, monitor blood sugar regularly, and plan a possible change in dosage of drugs in advance.