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Or maybe fasting is part of your religious practice. But if you have diabetes, is it safe and will it help you lose weight, control your blood sugar, and maybe even need less medicine?

According to the NHS, one of the hallmark symptoms of diabetes is an increased need to urinate. This condition, known as polyuria, can develop as the body's mechanism to eliminate surplus glucose.