Global Opportunities and Challenges
This year’s special issue explores global opportunities and challenges in the prevention and treatment of diabetes, addressing topics from global differences in the prevalence of diabetes types to the development of complications, challenges of diabetes prevention in different populations, disparities in access to diabetes technologies and therapeutics, and the relevance of ancestral and/or ethnic diversity in precision medicine. Also included is a review on diabetes management in the unique context of man-made and natural disasters, and the EASD Global Council looks to the future, calling for a coordinated global approach to diabetes research and care to promote equitable healthcare for all.
We have also been fortunate enough to work with a group of inspiring individuals living with diabetes from around the globe who have generously shared their lived experiences.
Diabetes prevention and treatment: a global perspective - Published online 12/08/25
Christian Herder, Cheryl Pritlove, Nishi Chaturvedi & Hindrik Mulder
Diabetes in four dialects: a global call for equity across lived, loved, learned and laboured experiences - Published online 09/08/25
Linxi Mytkolli, Asra Ahmed, Sana Ajmal, Ana Alvarez Pagola, Justin Binko, Paula Chinchilla, Sumeet Dhagia, Emma Doble, Eman El-Menshawy, Frank Fol, Nupur Lalvani, Chelcie Rice, Mohammed Seyam, Kaajal Vaghela & Zhuo Xing
Race, ethnicity and ancestry in global diabetes research: grappling with complexity to advance equity and scientific integrity – a narrative review and viewpoint - Published online 07/08/25
Nish Chaturvedi, Benjamin F. Voight, Jonathan C. Wells & Cheryl Pritlove
Variation in type 2 diabetes prevalence across different populations: the key drivers - Published online 04/08/25
Joanna Y. Gong, Seyedeh Forough Sajjadi, Ayesha A. Motala, Jonathan E. Shaw & Dianna J. Magliano
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: the role of ethnicity and geography in risk and outcomes - Published online 04/08/25
Lili Yuen, Wesley Hannah, Matthew Hare & David Simmons
Global perspectives on monogenic forms of diabetes - Published online 16/07/25
James Russ-Silsby, Milena Teles, Samar S. Hassan, Nancy S. Elbarbary, Cấn Thị Bích Ngọc & Elisa De Franco
Metabolic disorders in young people around the world - Published online 17/06/25
Sirisha Kusuma Boddu, Cosimo Giannini & M. Loredana Marcovecchio
Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants - Published online 22/05/25
Andrea O. Y. Luk, Yingnan Fan, Baoqi Fan, Edith W. K. Chow & Tony C. K. O
Prevention of type 2 diabetes in migrant populations from low- and middle-income countries living in high-income countries - Published online 07/06/25
Louise Bennet & Charles Agyemang
Societal and biological approaches to diabetes prevention and care for Inuit populations: a narrative review - Published online 15/07/25
Helene Nielsen, Fannie Lajeunesse-Trempe, Ai-Ling Lin, Maja H. Nielsen, Bodil Hoffmeyer, Trine L. J. Larsen, Pierre Ayotte, Meera L. Narayanan, Anne C. B. Thuesen, Torben Hansen, Michael L. Pedersen, Marit E. Jørgensen & Stine Byberg
Disparities in access to and use of diabetes technologies and therapeutics: a narrative review - Published online 22/07/25
Ananta Addala, Mcking I. Amedari, Lauren E. Figg & Osagie Ebekozien
Ethnic diversity in precision medicine: a reality or an aspiration? - Published online 07/08/25
Shivani Misra
Diabetes and natural and man-made disasters: prevention, preparation, response and recovery - Published online 15/04/25
Andrew J. M. Boulton, Alicia J. Jenkins, Brij Makkar, Boris Mankovsky, Merhawit A. Abera & Solomon Tesfaye