Chinese Journal of Diabetes, founded in 1993, is a professional academic journal sponsored by Peking University and supervised by the Ministry of Education. It is a monthly journal mainly for medical personnel engaged in clinical and basic research on diabetes mellitus, reporting the latest clinical treatment and basic research results in the field of diabetes mellitus, as well as introducing the latest research progress in the international arena. The journal focuses on the scientific and advanced nature of the articles, and emphasises the practicality and readability of the clinical treatises, as well as their reference value for medical personnel. It covers summaries of clinical experience, experimental research treatises, short reports, literature reviews, lectures, clinicopathological discussions, pathological reports, symposiums, new developments in domestic and international research, notices of academic activities, proceedings of academic conferences, research on new medical treatments and new medicines, the latest developments in scientific research, and evaluations and news of professional books and journals. With the rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus in China, diabetes mellitus has become one of the three major chronic diseases threatening people's health, along with cardiovascular diseases and tumours. Therefore, Chinese Journal of Diabetes has become an important reference reading for the medical and health circles and a necessary journal for clinicians.