Use of ambulatory glucose monitoring and analysis of ambulatory glucose profile in clinical practice for diabetes management; a position statement of the Arab Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
; 173: 108671, 2021 Mar.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-33493578
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
Diabetes mellitus imposes a significant burden around the world generally and in the Middle East and North Africa specifically. Glucose monitoring is a cornerstone of diabetes management.METHODS:
Glycated haemoglobin has always been the main metric for assessing glycaemic control, but its use is linked with multiple pitfalls. As an alternative, continuous glucose monitoring is becoming a standard of care in many countries. Intermittent scanning glucose monitoring (isCGM) has acquired a worldwide popularity and has been proven to improve glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia detection and prevention, and quality of life.RESULTS:
The most recent International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes practice. guidelines recommended its use in young people with diabetes observing Ramadan to ensure safe fasting. At a meeting in Abu Dhabi in November 2019, the Arab Society for Paediatric. Endocrinology and Diabetes brought together a number of regional diabetes experts, patient. representatives and international expert advisors to review the evidence for isCGM and propose. guidelines for its use in the Middle East and North Africa region.CONCLUSION:
In this paper, the authors strongly recommend the use of isCGM for patients in MENA and present general recommendations and compressive specific guidance for physicians and patients, which they believe will also have wider resonance.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Blood Glucose
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Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Type of study:
Guideline
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
Journal subject:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emiratos Árabes Unidos