Ellen Flint and Caroline Brogan discuss the effect of active commuting on BMI and obesity.

David Beran discusses the challenges faced around the world to accessing insulin.

Barry Popkin discusses how public health measures globally need to address sugar content in beverages and food.

Lucilla Poston discusses results of the UPBEAT trial, which tested whether an intensive lifestyle intervention in obese women during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and large-for-gestational-age babies.

How do different methods for diagnosing diabetes affect estimates of prevalence and how is this likely to affect global estimates of this disease?

Does smoking cessation affect glycaemic control in people with diabetes?

Alexandra Papaioannou and John Schousboe discuss the pros and cons of expanding diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis.

Dick de Zeeuw discusses a trial looking at the effect of statins on renal function.

Lawrence Phillips talks about a study looking at the effects of a lifestyle programme on diabetes incidence and weight loss in a real-world population in the USA.

Edward Gregg from the US Centers for Disease Control discusses the rise in US diabetes incidence, and a concurrent fall in mortality from diabetes.