Diabetes Complications: Navigating Challenges and Unveiling New Solutions

Managing diabetes complications remains a critical challenge, with macrovascular and microvascular conditions such as cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy contributing to long-term morbidity and mortality. While existing treatment protocols and lifestyle interventions aim to mitigate these risks, gaps remain in optimizing their effectiveness, individualizing care strategies, and integrating emerging technologies for early detection and management. Understanding these complexities is essential for refining clinical approaches and improving patient outcomes.

This Research Topic aims to explore the latest advancements and ongoing debates in managing diabetes-related complications, with a focus on bridging gaps between research and clinical implementation.

We welcome original research, reviews, and perspectives that explore:

• The effectiveness and limitations of current treatment strategies for diabetes complications.

• The role of lifestyle interventions in mitigating cardiovascular and neurological risks.

• Emerging technologies for early diagnosis and personalized management of complications.

• Insights from clinical trials and epidemiological studies to refine treatment protocols.

• Barriers to optimizing care, including healthcare system challenges and patient adherence.

• Novel approaches to integrating personalized medicine in complication management.

By addressing these critical issues, this Research Topic aims to advance innovative strategies that improve the long-term health and quality of life for individuals living with diabetes.

Keywords: Diabetes complications, Cardiovascular disease, Neuropathy, Nephropathy, Retinopathy, Lifestyle interventions, Personalized medicine, Emerging technologies, Treatment strategies, Patient outcomes.

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.