1. The role of adipose tissue as an endocrine gland

   • Osama Hamdy

   Invited Commentary Pages: 317 - 319

2. Web alert

   News Pages: 320 - 321

3. Clinical trials report

   • Anthony L. McCall

   BriefCommunication Pages: 325 - 328

4. Insulin secretagogues: Who, what, when, and how?

   • George Dailey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 332

5. Prandial hyperglycemia: Is it important to track and treat?

   • Markolf Hanefeld
   • Frank Schaper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 333 - 339

6. Rational drug design and PPAR Agonists

   • Riccardo Perfetti
   • Eugenio D’Amico

   OriginalPaper Pages: 340 - 345

7. Utilizing the GLP-1 signaling system to treat diabetes: Sorting through the pharmacologic approaches

   • David A. D’Alessio
   • Torsten P. Vahl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 346 - 352

8. Drugs on the horizon for diabesity

   • Clifford J. Bailey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 359

9. Translation of successful diabetes-related lifestyle interventions from research to practice

   • Madelyn L. Wheeler

   Clinical Trials Report Pages: 363 - 365

10. Evaluation of epidemiologic evidence on the role of nutrition in the development of diabetes and its complications

    • Tina Costacou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 366 - 373

11. Are all calories created equal? Emerging issues in weight management

    • James H. Hollis
    • Richard D. Mattes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 374 - 378

12. The impact of nuts on diabetes and diabetes risk

    • Jennifer C. Lovejoy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 384

13. Nutrition therapy for overweight children and adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes

    • Emily S. Loghmani

    OriginalPaper Pages: 385 - 390

14. Botanical dietary supplements and the treatment of diabetes: What is the evidence?

    • Laura Shane-McWhorter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 391 - 398