This latest update on Diabetes for Nursing Clinics approaches issue from a broader perspective than the 2001 issue, including articles on Management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes and the Elderly, Vulnerable Populations, and Behavioral and Educational Interventions. There are 20.8 million people in the US with diabetes, with 1.5 million new cases diagnosed in people 20 and older in 2005, making this issue a necessary part of Nursing Clinics of North America.