Diabetes and Obesity: Innovations in Mechanisms, Diagnostics, and Patient Care
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Endocrinology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 615
Editors
Interests: diabetes; obesity; lipidology; endocrinology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global rise in the prevalence of diabetes and obesity is a major challenge to public health systems worldwide. This rise imposes a substantial burden on healthcare systems, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. Despite significant advances in prevention and treatment, many aspects of the underlying mechanisms, early detection, and long-term management of diabetes and obesity remain insufficiently understood. The growing complexity of these disorders, driven by genetic, metabolic, environmental, and behavioral factors, demands innovative, multidisciplinary, and personalized approaches.
Recent years have shown remarkable progress in areas such as precision and personalized medicine, biomarker discovery, and novel therapeutic strategies. These developments enable early diagnosis, support individualized therapies, and enhance treatment outcomes. At the same time, important challenges persist, including health disparities, access to care, and the integration of emerging technologies into routine clinical practice. Addressing these issues is both timely and essential for advancing research and improving real-world patient care.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate recent advances related to the mechanisms, diagnostics, and management of diabetes and obesity. We welcome contributions that explore molecular and cellular pathways, innovative diagnostic tools, clinical interventions, and patient-centered care strategies, as well as interdisciplinary approaches that bridge basic science and clinical applications.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Pathophysiological mechanisms linking obesity and diabetes;
- Novel biomarkers and diagnostic approaches;
- Advances in pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies;
- Precision medicine and personalized therapeutic strategies;
- Prevention strategies and lifestyle interventions;
- Nutritional approaches, dietary patterns, and metabolic health;
- Novel psychological and behavioral aspects of obesity and diabetes management;
- Pediatric and adolescent obesity and diabetes, including type 1 diabetes in obese patients.
Long-term complications and comorbidity management
Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Mysliwiec
Guest Editor
Dr. Anna Wołoszyn-Durkiewicz
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- diabetes
- obesity
- diagnosis
- patient care
- endocrinology
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