Iraqi Experts Consensus on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes/Prediabetes in Adults

Mohammed Abusaib; Mazyar Ahmed; Hussein Ali Nwayyir; Haider Ayad Alidrisi; Majid Al-Abbood; Ali Al-Bayati; Salim Al-Ibrahimi; Abbas Al-Kharasani; Haidar Al-Rubaye; Taha Mahwi; Ammar Ashor; Harry Howlett; Mahmood Shakir; Murad Al-Naqshbandi; Abbas Mansour

doi:10.1177/1179551420942232

Iraqi Experts Consensus on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes/Prediabetes in Adults

Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes. 2020 Aug 19:13:1179551420942232. doi: 10.1177/1179551420942232. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Mohammed Abusaib¹, Mazyar Ahmed², Hussein Ali Nwayyir³, Haider Ayad Alidrisi^{3

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5}, Majid Al-Abbood³, Ali Al-Bayati⁶, Salim Al-Ibrahimi⁷, Abbas Al-Kharasani⁸, Haidar Al-Rubaye⁸, Taha Mahwi⁹, Ammar Ashor⁸, Harry Howlett¹⁰, Mahmood Shakir¹¹, Murad Al-Naqshbandi¹², Abbas Mansour^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Najaf Health Directorate, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq.
² Department of Medicine, Erbil Health Directorate, Erbil, Iraq.
³ Department of Medicine, Basrah Health Directorate, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
⁴ Faiha Specialized Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (FDEMC), Basrah, Iraq.
⁵ Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
⁶ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Babylon Health Directorate, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Najaf Health Directorate, Najaf, Iraq.
⁸ National Center for Diabetes, University of Mustansiriya, Baghdad, Iraq.
⁹ Department of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
¹⁰ HHMS Global Diabetes Amersham, Amersham, UK.
¹¹ Department of Medicine, Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
¹² Merck KGaA Middle East Ltd., Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management differs dramatically between Iraqi public and private sectors; this variability is due to treatment access discrepancy. The aim of this consensus is to put for the first-time uniform recommendation on how to manage patients with T2DM taking in consideration the local obstacles in Iraq. These consensuses were approved by a group of Iraqi Internist and diabetologist from all over the country. Up-to-date and latest level of evidence was used throughout the recommendation.

Keywords: Iraq; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; consensus; management; prediabetes.

Publication types

Review