Ramadan Fasting and Blood Sugar: What Every Diabetic in Dubai Must Know Before They Fast
Every Ramadan, the same conversation happens in clinics across Dubai — quietly, nervously, sometimes too late. A patient comes in mid-month. Their blood sugar has been all over the place. They changed nothing about their medications. They just started fasting. This is more common than most people realize. And it's entirely preventable. If you have diabetes and you're planning to fast this Ramadan, this article is for you. Not to scare you. Not to tell you that you can't do it. But to make sure you walk into this month with a real plan — because guessing your way through it is genuinely dangerous. What Actually Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Fast Let's start with the basics, because understanding this changes everything. When you stop eating, your body burns through its glucose reserves within a few hours. After that, it dips into stored glycogen from the liver. Then it starts breaking down fat. Insulin drops. For someone without diabetes, the body handles this t...