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Assalamu alaikoum,I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 in october this year. Alhamdoulilah, the sickness isn’t that hard on me and I get to control it very well with the equipment I recieve.The holy month of Ramadan has begun and I have not discussed fasting with my doctor as I’m sure she will tell me not to fast because it is the easiest solution.I decided to fast yesterday and it went well, by the end of the day my bloodsugar level was a little low but nothing dangerous. My family advises me to not fast because they are worried for my health.I decided to fast today too but I’m starting to question if I should. I always loved the month of Ramadan and fasting is something I used to love to do.I found this on Islamqa.info: “If he is able to fast but that will cause him harm and be difficult for him. In this case it is mustahabb for him to break his fast and not to fast; in this case only an ignorant person would fast.
In principle, if a sick person is able to fast and there is no fear of him getting weak or his sickness increasing or its cure being delayed, then he must fast.[i]The method of identifying whether he will manage to fast or not will be a) through experience) through signs / indications) with the information of a pious, Muslim doctor who is an expert in the field There are many people suffering with diabetes and manage to fast without their health being affected. You can ask your doctor to adjust your medication/insulin to twice a day (at sehri and iftar) and also discuss with the doctor what diet will assist for the fast. You mention that you fasted and your health wasn’t seriously affected. Hence, you should fast for as long as you can manage. Diabetes is a chronic illness. Hence, as time progresses if you feel your health is being affected by fasting, then you could stop fasting and pay Fidya. If you cannot manage to fast because you are in a country where it is summer and the days are long, you may miss the fast and keep Qaza during the winter months when the days are shorter.