LGALS3 and diabetes mellitus: It should be emphasised that galectin-3 is not only involved in cancer pathogenesis but also in the pathogenesis of several other diseases such as fibrosis (Bouffette et al. 2023; Blanda et al. 2020; Boer et al. 2009), inflammation (Bouffette et al. 2023) and diabetes (Seferovic et al. 2014).