Interdisciplinary Approach to Diabetes Mellitus: From Pathophysiology to Diagnosis and Therapeutic Challenges: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

After the success of the first edition of this Special Issue, we intend to publish a second edition, and we invite you to submit your research for publication.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/W64SCZA0W3

Diabetes mellitus, a complex syndrome characterized by abnormalities in every aspect of cellular energy metabolism, and its complications are one of the most important health problems in the world. The major pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and its complications involve insulin resistance, immunological defect, an impaired incretin effect, gluco- and lipotoxicity, inflammation, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, defective autophagy mechanisms, proapoptotic pathways, modification of the intestinal microbiome, and abnormal mitochondrial function in insulin-sensitive tissues such as the liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, blood vessels, the nervous system, and the myocardium.

In recent years, evidence-based treatment algorithms have been proposed for patients with diabetes, focusing on patients comorbidities as a critical determinant of the selection of the most appropriate treatment. Nowadays, it is widely recognized that diabetes mellitus is associated not only with cardiovascular mortality, but also with poor quality of life due to its association with chronic kidney disease, sarcopenia, cancer, and dementia. To overcome these problems, it is important to better understand the disease process of diabetes and its complications and develop new treatment strategies. Acute complications include hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and hyperglycemic diabetic coma. Chronic vascular (chronic microvascular complications: nephropathy, neuropathy and retinopathy; chronic macrovascular complications: coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease and cerebrovascular disease) and non-vascular complications are also involved.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform to disseminate knowledge about diabetes. We invite submissions of both original research and comprehensive review articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work on the molecular mechanisms of diabetes-related diseases;
• Potential new biomarkers for the prediction of diabetes and its complications;
• Physiopathological concepts related to the mechanisms described above;
• Innovative diagnostic tools and technologies for early detection, risk assessment, and monitoring;
• Diabetes and metabolic syndrome;
• Diseases associated with diabetes (vascular and non-vascular complications);
• Advancements in pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to improve treatment outcomes and treatment strategies (medical nutrition, metabolic surgery, drugs, and innovative approaches based on nanotechnology or artificial intelligence) in the context of precision diabetology.

Dr. Daniela Maria Tanase
Prof. Dr. Mariana Floria
Prof. Dr. Ionela Lacramioara Serban
Guest Editors

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