en Endocrinology Endocrinology Review Article Review Article <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Background: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most serious public health problems all over the world. Development of local consensus on management of T2DM, providing clinicians, researchers, and policymakers with updated and valid evidence in consideration of practical issues, is crucial. Therefore, we aimed to develop a consensus report on management of T2DM in Iran.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Methods:</b> A task force group comprised of experts in diabetes management reviewed published literature. The task force members reached the majority agreement on all recommendations after participating in several group meeting discussions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Results:</b> The consensus provided recommendations on diverse aspects on management of people with T2DM in Iran.&nbsp; The recommendations covered the following topics: first-line treatment, diabetes management in people with obesity, combination therapy in people with T2DM, injectable therapy, and non-alcoholic fatty liver in people with T2DM.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Conclusion:</b> Considering evidence-based guidelines, the task force group developed a consensus to address important clinical issues in the management of people with T2DM in Iran. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Iran, Diabetes Management, Consensus, Consensus report, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) 90 96 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1795-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Alireza Esteghamati esteghamati@tums.ac.ir 200319475328460088336 200319475328460088336 No Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center (EMRC), Vali-Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mojtaba Malek malekmoj@gmail.com 200319475328460088337 200319475328460088337 No Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farhad Hosseinpanah Ghasabeh farhad.hosseinpanah@gmail.com 200319475328460088338 200319475328460088338 No Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farzad Hadaegh farzadhadaegh@gmail.com 200319475328460088339 200319475328460088339 No Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Afkhami-Ardekani afkhamiam@yahoo.com 200319475328460088340 200319475328460088340 No Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Hamid Reza Aghai Meybodi drhram@gmail.com 200319475328460088341 200319475328460088341 No Evidence-based Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh dabbaghm@sums.ac.ir 200319475328460088342 200319475328460088342 No Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Fatemeh Ghaemi ghaemifa77@gmail.com 200319475328460088343 200319475328460088343 No Department of Transplantation & Disease Management, Vice Curative, Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME), Tehran, Iran Seyed Adel Jahed a.jahed@gabric.ir 200319475328460088344 200319475328460088344 No Gabric Diabetes Education Association, Tehran, Iran Saeed Kalbasi saeid_kalbasi@yahoo.com 200319475328460088345 200319475328460088345 No 10. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mojtaba Mehrdad mmehrdadendo@yahoo.com 200319475328460088346 200319475328460088346 No Department of Endocrinology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran Zohreh Mousavi zmosavi12@yahoo.com 200319475328460088347 200319475328460088347 No Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Mitra Niafar Dr_niafar@yahoo.com 200319475328460088348 200319475328460088348 No Endocrine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Hassan Rezvanian rezvanian@gmail.com 200319475328460088349 200319475328460088349 No Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Mojgan Sanjari mjnsanjari@gmail.com 200319475328460088350 200319475328460088350 No Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Amir Ziaee ziaee.dr@gmail.com 200319475328460088351 200319475328460088351 No Rasool Akram Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad E. Khamseh khamseh.m@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460088352 200319475328460088352 Yes Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran