Nutrition-Based Modulation of Diabetes and Its Long-Term Complications: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Clinical Outcomes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Diabetes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Molecular and Clinical Medicine PhD Program, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Interests: diabetic complications; cardiovascular diabetology; stroke pathogenesis; endothelial dysfunction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will explore how nutrition modulates the onset and progression of diabetes and its long‑term complications across cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and neurological systems. We invite original research, state‑of‑the‑art reviews, and translational studies addressing nutrient–gene and nutrient–microbiome interactions; dietary patterns (e.g., Mediterranean, low‑carbohydrate, plant‑forward) and weight‑loss strategies; micronutrients and bioactive compounds; and mechanisms linking diet to insulin resistance, lipotoxicity, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and fibrosis. We particularly welcome biomarker‑driven approaches (omics, imaging, circulating and urinary markers) that clarify pathways and stratify risk, as well as pragmatic clinical trials and real‑world evidence evaluating dietary interventions alongside antihyperglycemic and cardioprotective therapies (GLP‑1RA, SGLT2 inhibitors). Our goal is to integrate mechanistic insights with measurable clinical outcomes to inform precision nutrition and improve patient‑centered care.
Dr. Carlo Domenico Maida
Dr. Rosario Norrito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diabetes
- nutrition
- dietary patterns
- cardiovascular complications
- renal complications
- endothelial dysfunction
- inflammation
- microbiome
- biomarkers
- precision nutrition
- GLP‑1 receptor agonists
- SGLT2 inhibitors
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