Clinical practice recommendations for management of Diabetes Mellitus in Arab region: An expert consensus statement from Arab Diabetes Forum (ADF)

Ibrahim Elsherif; Anwar Ali Jammah; Athar Reda Ibrahim; Fatheya Alawadi; Ireny Samy Sadek; Abbas Mahdi Rahman; Ghalab El Sharify; Altayeb AlFeky; Khaled Aldossari; Eman Roushdy; Nancy Samir ELBarbary; Faten BenRajab; Awad Elghweiry; Sirelkhatim Ismaeil Sirri Farah; Issam Hajjaji; Afaf AlShammary; Faris Abdulkareem; Aly AbdelRahim; Abbass Orabi

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.003

Clinical practice recommendations for management of Diabetes Mellitus in Arab region: An expert consensus statement from Arab Diabetes Forum (ADF)

Prim Care Diabetes. 2024 Oct;18(5):471-478. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.003. Epub 2024 Jul 2.

Authors

Ibrahim Elsherif¹, Anwar Ali Jammah², Athar Reda Ibrahim³, Fatheya Alawadi⁴, Ireny Samy Sadek⁵, Abbas Mahdi Rahman⁶, Ghalab El Sharify⁷, Altayeb AlFeky⁸, Khaled Aldossari⁹, Eman Roushdy¹⁰, Nancy Samir ELBarbary¹¹, Faten BenRajab¹², Awad Elghweiry¹³, Sirelkhatim Ismaeil Sirri Farah¹⁴, Issam Hajjaji¹⁵, Afaf AlShammary¹⁶, Faris Abdulkareem¹⁷, Aly AbdelRahim¹⁸, Abbass Orabi¹⁹

Affiliations

¹ Internal medicine, University of Tripoli, Libya.
² Endocrinology and Diabetes Division, Medicine Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
³ National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Dubai Medical College - President of EDS emirates diabetes society, the United Arab Emirates.
⁵ Medical Affairs Department, Eva Pharma, Cairo, Egypt.
⁶ National Center for diabetes research, Mustansiriyah University, Iraq.
⁷ College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Iraq.
⁸ Al Neelain University, Sudan.
⁹ Department of family and community medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁰ Internal medicine and Diabetes, Cairo University, Egypt.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Diabetes Unit, Faculty of medicine, Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
¹² Department of Pediatrics, Tripoli University, Libya.
¹³ National Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes, Benghazi, Libya.
¹⁴ Jabir Abuliz diabetes cente, Khartoum, Sudan.
¹⁵ Endocrine & Diabetes Hospital, University of Tripoli, Libya.
¹⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia.
¹⁷ Internal medicine, diabetes and endocrinology, Alkindy College of Medicine, Iraq.
¹⁸ Internal medicine and Diabetes Department, Alex University, Egypt.
¹⁹ Internal medicine and Diabetes, Zagazig University, Egypt. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38955658
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.06.003

Abstract

Prevalence of diabetes in Arab region has significantly increased, resulting in a significant economic burden on healthcare systems. This surge can be attributed to obesity, rapid urbanization, changing dietary habits, and sedentary lifestyles. The Arab Diabetes Forum (ADF) has established localized recommendations to tackle the region's rising diabetes prevalence. The recommendations, which incorporate worldwide best practices, seek to enhance the quality of treatment for people with diabetes by raising knowledge and adherence among healthcare providers. The guidelines include comprehensive recommendations for screening, diagnosing, and treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adults for better overall health results.

Keywords: Arab Diabetes Forum (ADF); Arab region; Consensus; Diabetes; Guidelines; Ramadan.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Consensus*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / therapy
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Middle East / epidemiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents