It is extremely important for healthcare professionals to know their patients, be familiar with their fasting situation and support them during Ramadan, especially if they are people living with diabetes.
Currently, 8.9% of Canadians live with diabetes (~90% are T2D), which has more than doubled since 2000. Disproportionately affected are disadvantaged populations, including Indigenous peoples, who experience 3 to 5 times higher rates of T2D than the general population.