Diabetes is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality globally and especially in the developing world. The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 80% of people affected by diabetes worldwide live in developing countries. It is well known that even within a country some subpopulation segments are affected with more severity by the diabetes epidemic. Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups within countries are impacted harder by diabetes, diabetes comorbidities, disability, and premature mortality. However, there is limited data on different aspects related to the diabetes epidemic in vulnerable populations particularly those living in developing countries.

We invite authors to submit original research and review articles that seek to demonstrate the major impact of diabetes in developing countries, culturally challenged and disenfranchised populations worldwide. We are interested in articles that explore different aspects of the diabetes epidemic and ethnic cultural and socioeconomic issues in developing countries, disadvantage populations, and minority groups.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Effectiveness of health system approaches to prevent diabetes and its complications
• Effectiveness of population-targeted policies to prevent diabetes and its complications
• Diabetes care and innovative approaches to diabetes management and education
• Use of novel technology in diabetes prevention and control
• Increased prevalence of diabetes, intermediate hyperglycemia, and diabetes complications
• Antidiabetic agents in developing countries: the state-of-the-art
• Diabetes in indigenous populations
• Diabetes and maternal health
• The association of diabetes and communicable diseases
• Diabetes and tuberculosis