Archive · 21 Jul 2026
Sonam Wangchuk's Health Stable but Concerns Remain
Sonam Wangchuk, an activist, is in the hospital because he has been fasting for 23 days.
The doctors say he is stable but worried about his low blood sugar and other health issues.
They want to give him fluids and glucose through a vein, but he refuses and only wants to take medicine by mouth.
He was taken to the hospital from a protest site and says he will keep fasting until he can meet with important leaders or the student leaders he was protesting with can.
Sonam Wangchuk's vital parameters are stable but his blood sugar levels remain low.
He is receiving oral rehydration therapy and potassium supplementation but refuses intravenous fluids.
Wangchuk has persistent pancytopenia, marked by anemia and reduced white blood cell counts.
Doctors are closely monitoring his condition due to ongoing dehydration and laboratory abnormalities.
He was removed from Jantar Mantar by Delhi Police and admitted to the hospital on Saturday.
- Who
- Sonam Wangchuk, an activist
- What
- Health condition stable but with concerns over blood sugar and pancytopenia
- When
- Latest health bulletin issued on Tuesday
- Where
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- Why
- Wangchuk is on a prolonged fast to meet Parliamentarians or allow protesting student leaders to meet them
Medical Team's Concerns
Wangchuk's Decision
Treatment Approach
Medical Team's Concerns
Doctors recommend intravenous fluids and glucose administration.
Wangchuk's Decision
Wangchuk declines intravenous fluids and glucose, insisting on oral rehydration therapy.
- Location
- Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
- Current Condition
- Stable but with low blood sugar and persistent pancytopenia
- Serum Potassium Level
- 3.2 mEq/L
- Treatment
- Oral rehydration therapy (ORS) and oral potassium supplementation
- Duration of Fast
- 23 days
- Reason for Fast
- To meet Parliamentarians or allow protesting student leaders to meet them
