Dietary and Behavioral Interventions for Diabetes

Dear Colleges,

Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide, and is caused by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors. Diabetes can be managed effectively via a combination of dietary and behavioral interventions. These interventions are essential for controlling blood glucose levels, preventing complications, and improving overall health.

Behavioral interventions for diabetes management include a healthy diet, regular physical activity, stress management, and medication adherence. The importance of these interventions cannot be overstated. Research has shown that people with diabetes who make healthy dietary and lifestyle choices can significantly improve their blood glucose levels and reduce their risk of developing complications such as cardiopathy, nephropathy or neuropathy. In addition, these interventions can improve individuals’ overall health and quality of life.

Dietary and behavioral interventions are critical for controlling diabetes mellitus, especially in the current context of economic constraints in the healthcare system. With rising healthcare costs, it is becoming increasingly vital to find effective and cost-efficient strategies for managing chronic diseases such as diabetes. Fortunately, these interventions have been shown to be both effective and cost-efficient for managing diabetes mellitus.

Indeed, there is an increasing tendency to view and treat diabetes as a medical condition that requires pharmaceutical interventions, rather than a condition that can be managed effectively through lifestyle changes (medicalization). While medications such as insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents are essential for managing diabetes, they come with their own set of risks and limitations. Overreliance on medications can also undermine the importance of dietary and behavioral interventions for diabetes management.

Considering all of these issues, Special Issue of Nutrients, entitled "Dietary and Behavioural Interventions for Diabetes”, encourages researchers to submit articles that examine the effectiveness of specific dietary interventions or other behavioral interventions, the mechanisms by which these interventions improve blood glucose levels and prevent complications, and the implementation of these interventions in clinical practice, including strategies for improving patient adherence and addressing barriers to implementation.

Finally, research in this field can help to promote patient empowerment and the self-management of diabetes. By identifying effective dietary and behavioral interventions, patients can be empowered to take an active role in their own diabetes management, which could lead to improved health outcomes and a reduction in the overall burden of the disease on the healthcare system.

Dr. Pere Torán-Monserrat
Dr. Noemí Lamonja-Vicente
Dr. David Lacasta Tintorer
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• diabetes
• behavioral interventions
• physical activity interventions
• dietary interventions
• medication adherence