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 Asma Deeb a , Tawfik Muammar b , Hussain Alsaffar c , Sara Sedaghat d , Noura Al Hassani e , Rasha Odeh f , Haya Alkhayyat g , Aisha Al Sinani h , Najya Attia i , Sarah Adhami j , Nancy Elbarbary k, * a Paediatric Endocrinology Department, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates b Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates c Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetics Unit, Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman d Gabric Diabetes Education Association, Tehran, Iran e Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital and UAE College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates f Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan g Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services Military Hospital, West Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain, Adliya, Bahrain h National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman i King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia j Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates k Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt ARTICLE INFO Article history: Received 17 November 2020 Received in revised form 3 January 2021 Accepted 12 January 2021 Available online 22 January 2021 Keywords: Intermittent scanning continual glucose monitoring (isCGM) ambulatory glucose profile (AGP) time in range Ramadan ABSTRACT Background and aim: Diabetes mellitus imposes a significant burden around the world gen- erally and in the Middle East and North Africa specifically. Glucose monitoring is a corner- stone 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 glu- cose 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 prac- tice. 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 Pae- diatric. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108671 0168-8227/Ó 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. * Corresponding author at: Professor of Pediatrics, Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, 25 Ahmed Fuad St. Saint Fatima, Heliopolis, Cairo 11361, Egypt. E-mail addresses: nancy_elbarbary@med.asu.edu.eg, nancy_elbarbary@yahoo.com (N. Elbarbary). diabetes research and clinical practice 173 (2021) 108671 Contents available at ScienceDirect Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/diabres