Hello. Greetings from Singapore. Its the first day of Ramadan. As a Muslim and a type 2 diabetic,
diagnosed 3 months ago, I have to fulfill my religious obligation, to fast from dawn to dusk,
without food and water. But of course I had food and water the late night before. Low carb of
course. I felt normal the whole day. I did my normal day to day activities with no problems. Never
felt hungry or thirsty. However, I can't do a BG check during my fast as drawing blood before
breaking fast is disallowed by my religion. So, I really don't know how low it really goes. I broke
my fast at dusk and had a heavy buffet dinner consisting of meats, fish and plenty of vegetables. I
did not take a BG check before meal. After 2 hours, did a BG check - it reads 76 mg/dl (4.2 mmol/L)
That reading is shocking. I never had a reading of lower than 100 (5.5) after meals before. The
lowest overnight fast reading I have was 86 (4.8) before breakfast ( usually less than 5.5(100)).
I can however say that if someone has a high BG reading after meal or overnight fast, why not have a
hearty low carb meal the night before and try fast for the whole working day, and plenty of water
instead. You might be able to kickstart an ideal level BG readings that you are looking for. Many
great religions and prophets encouraged fasting in one form or another for spiritual and health
reasons. If you are not on meds or insulin and want to further control your BG - try fasting. It
maybe good for you. We have heard of people having complications due to poor BG control. But, I have
never heard of anybody in my lifetime, who have complications after fasting. Try. You never know.
Ojatt Singapore.