Summary:
For, the benefits of fasting, religious or otherwise, may turn out to be counter-productive for diabetics, experts have warned. Endocrinologists in the city say awareness about impacts of fasting on diabetics is very low and patients often underestimate the risks involved, leading to high or low blood sugar. "Just as not eating anything during the day ends up lowering sugar levels, having a heavy meal in one go will spike it up considerably. "During Navratri fasting, people may eat once while some forms of fasting include not even having a glass of water for the whole day. "It is important that when you fast, you adjust your diabetes medication as per your fasting regime..