Dr Akshaya Shetty

16/03/2025

07/02/2025

Starting the year with gratitude and hoping to end it with fulfillment. Its been an eventful beginning of the year! To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

13/07/2024

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” t

01/05/2024

"Tell me and i forget. Teach me and i remember. Involve me and I learn" rightly quoted Benjamin Franklin. An academic week both offline and online for general practitioners who are the core of our community and a important link between us and patients. Educating them about the importance of diet and nutrition in Diabetes which is the need of the hour. Rightly said you learn more when you teach!

31/03/2022

Making a plan to fast safely 

When discussing the risk of fasting with your doctor it is important to agree a plan so you can fast safely.  

This may include: 

Checking your blood sugar levels more often than you normally would and making sure you have enough test strips to do this.  

What to do if your blood sugar is too low or too high, or if you become unwell

Adjustments to your diabetes tablets, you may need a different type, or dose and need to know the best time to take them.  

Adjustments to your insulin. You won’t need as much insulin before the start of the fast. Also, the type of insulin may need changing from your usual type. Reminder, pre-mixed insulin is not recommended during fasting.

31/03/2022

You can take advice from your doctor on:

Choosing whether to fast, including what risks to be aware of

Planning to fast safely

Testing your blood sugars during Ramadan

Healthier food and drink during Ramadan

Eid

Alternatives to fasting

31/03/2022

Ramadan is a very important time of the year for Muslims everywhere. It is essential that people with diabetes fast only after consulting their doctor and altering the dosages of medications if and when required.

Understanding your risk will depend on: 

The type of diabetes you are living with 

If you are currently keeping your average blood sugar level in a healthy range (HbA1c level less than 58 mmol/mol) 

The type of medication you use to manage your diabetes  

If you take medications that put you at risk of hypoglycaemia, such as sulphonylureas and insulin 

If you're living with diabetes complications such as poor vision, nerve damage, heart or kidney disease. There is a high risk that fasting could make these health conditions worse.