Diabetes care during Hajj

How do you get there with Diabetes? Results of a Survey of Diabetic Travelers

“…Glucose needs change with changes in physical activity, delays in meals, changes in diet (e.g., unknown carbohydrate values in unfamiliar foods), and physiologic stress which may ultimately lead to needing changes in insulin dose [23][24][25][26]. Additional travel-related issues that need to be considered are co-morbidity control, travelrelated infections, problems carrying injection material through travel security checkpoints, and unanticipated problems with their glucose meters, insulin pumps, or continuous glucose monitors.…”

Study on risk factors (predisposing factors) for poor diabetes control during Hajj (1436/2015) in people with diabetes

“…It was also reflected in the low numbers of pilgrims who had adequate control over their blood sugar levels as evidenced by an HbA1c of 7% or less. Most diabetic pilgrims were unaware of the need of increased SMBG during times of illness or stress10,11 which was evinced by the small percentage of pilgrims who brought glucometers with them and were performing SMBG. It also came out during our conversations with patients, that some of them did possess glucometer but did not feel the need to bring them along for Hajj.…”

Can we increase public awareness without creating anxiety about Corona viruses?

“…Muslims comes from all countries in the world to performed Hajj and Omra in specific time and places in Makka area in Saudi Arabia, so for that reasons, Saudi ministry of health have a special experiences in dealing with this annual Islamic hajj meeting. All health sectors in Saudi Arabia should coordinate together to facilitate and improve health status among pilgrimage especially preventive measures of respiratory tract infections which are very common during Hajj periods [5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”