LAHORE: It’s important for the diabetics and heart patients to consult their doctors for fasting in Ramazan and such patients must take medicines as per daily routine before and after fasting so that they don’t face any health issue.

This was stated by Postgraduate Medical Institute and Ameeruddin Medical College Principal Prof Al-Fareed Zafar while addressing a seminar organised by the Lahore General Hospital Medical Unit 3 on “Ramazan & Diabetes’.

Dr Shandana Tariq, Prof Dr Khursheed Khan, Dr Maleeha Hameed, Dr Fawad Randhawa and Dr Uzma Malik disseminated detailed information about the medicines, diet and exercise for diabetic patients during Ramazan.

Published in Dawn, March 12th, 2024

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