Definition and epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Insulin resistance : pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, genetic insights -- Type 1 diabetes : pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, genetic insights -- The metabolic syndrome : prevalence and controversies in clinical context -- Lifestyle interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Pharmacologic and surgical interventions that prevent or worsen type 2 diabetes -- Epidemiology of coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis in diabetes -- Pathology of diabetic atherosclerosis : composition, characteristics, and distribution -- Vascular biology of atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes : hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia -- Vascular biology of atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes : dyslipidemia, hypercoagulability, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammation -- Type 1 diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk and disease -- Effect of lifestyle interventions on coronary heart disease risk in patients with diabetes -- Effect of glucose management on coronary heart disease risk in patients with diabetes -- Effect of blood pressure management on coronary heart disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes -- Effect of lipid management on coronary heart disease risk in patients with diabetes -- Effect of antiplatelet therapy on coronary heart disease risk in patients with diabetes mellitus -- Role of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with diabetes -- Role of coronary artery bypass surgery in diabetes and perioperative glucose management -- Epidemiology of acute coronary syndromes in patients with diabetes -- Hyperglycemia and acute coronary syndromes : association with outcomes and management -- Antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome -- Role of primary invasive strategy and revascularization in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndromes -- Epidemiology of heart failure in diabetes -- Diabetic cardiomyopathy : mediators and mechanisms -- Prevention of heart failure in patients with diabetes -- Treatment of heart failure in diabetes : systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, and post-acute coronary syndrome -- Peripheral artery disease in diabetes -- Cerebrovascular disease in patients with diabetes -- Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy -- Disparities in diabetes risk, cardiovascular consequences, and care : women, ethnic minorities, and the elderly -- The quality chasm : diabetes mellitus.