Firstly can I send my best wishes to all our readers who will take part in the Ramadan fast which begins on Sunday.

I’d never really considered Ramadan from any but a straight forward religious perspective until a few years back. At the time I was working as a healthcare market researcher. A client gave me a call explaining that she would like to conduct 50 interviews with Muslims who were also diabetic.

“Ah” I said. “I thought that people with medical conditions like diabetes were excused from fasting during Ramadan”

“Not according to my client ” she said.

So I checked and it is possible. Indeed devout diabetics will do so if supported by healthcare professionals. You can read up a bit more about the requirements for diabetics fasting during Ramadan here.

What interests me (and I hope other readers) is how Muslim diabetics deal in a practical way with dealing with fasting during Ramadan. So I’m turning it over to you. What is it like for a diabetic to fast like that? Especially if you lice in, say, the UK with its long summer days. What tips have you got to share with your fellow diabetic Muslims?

Feel free to use the comments box below to share any part of your story which you many think will be of interest to our readers.

Thanks in advance and I hope your fast goes well this Ramadan.