Fasting on Yom Kippur with Gestational Diabetes
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Question
Hello, On Yom Kippur, I will be 31 weeks pregnant. I have gestational diabetes, and my doctor told me that under no circumstances should I fast, and I need to eat and drink normally. This means that meals should not consist of chocolate but should be real food containing protein and complex carbohydrates. How should I proceed on Yom Kippur, what should I do at all? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello and blessings
In cases of high-level gestational diabetes [treated with insulin injections], when there is an instruction that eating and drinking are necessary, one should eat and drink normally, not in measured amounts.