Diabetes Complications—from Childhood to Elderly—Diagnostics, Prevention, and Treatment

Dear Colleagues, 

Diabetes is burdened by the risk of micro- and macrovascular complications. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 425 million people worldwide have diabetes, making it the largest global epidemic of the 21st century. About USD 727 billion is directed toward diabetes and its complications, and this cost is increasing persistently and at an unsustainable rate. 

Diabetes complications were mostly observed in older people in the past; however, as more and more people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes diagnosis is happening at younger and younger ages, it is reasonable to expect that this pattern will change, with complications now being observed among younger patients. 

Diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy are particularly disabling and silently developing complications. The lack of effective treatment highlights the importance of early diagnosis to prevent progression. Despite many initiatives and programs, healthcare systems are still ineffective as the global population of patients requiring different forms of life saving renal replacement therapy is growing fast, with foot ulceration frequently necessitating amputation and various patients suffering from blindness as a result of their disease. This has a significant impact on the socioeconomic situation of nations around the world as the aim is to provide equal and unlimited access to effective treatment. There is thus need for global cooperation and various possible interventions to solve this problem. 

The Special Issue will serve as a platform to publish results of primarily international and multidisciplinary research groups on different aspects of diabetes complications.

Dr. Marta Wysocka-Mincewicz
Guest Editor

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