During Ramadan Muslims with diabetes face challenges in their regular diet, physical activity and medication schedule, which can disturb the metabolic activities.

To help support these patients, the diabetes project leads have produced a summary for use in primary care:

Diabetes and Ramadan

Developed in partnership with the Muslim Council of Britain’s Diabetes Advisory Group:

• Fasting and managing your diabetes during Ramadan: English (PDF, 576KB)
• Fasting and managing your diabetes during Ramadan: Arabic (PDF, 125KB)
• Fasting and managing your diabetes during Ramadan: Bengali (PDF, 143KB)
• Fasting and managing your diabetes during Ramadan Urdu (PDF, 91KB)

If you are an Imam and would like more information on advising people with diabetes during Ramadan, download our short guidance document (PDF, 65KB).

A Healthy Ramadan

Information source for patients from the British Nutrition Foundation