Fasting During Pregnancy - Diabetes and Thyroid

Ill persons during Yom Kippur

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Question

Hello. Question for the rabbi: My wife, with God's help, will be in her 35th week of her second pregnancy on the upcoming Yom Kippur, shlita. Recently, she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, so she needs to monitor her sugar intake. Currently, her sugar is balanced. Her hemoglobin is slightly low - 11.6. Additionally, she is being treated for her thyroid with medication. What is her status regarding fasting on Yom Kippur?

Answer

Hello

If she is balanced by a specific diet, which requires her to eat every few hours, she should eat and drink in portions every 4 minutes. [And not wait 9 minutes]

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