In 2016, the World Journal of Diabetes (WJD) has published the 19^th issue which containing 6 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Nutrition, insulin resistance and dysfunctional adipose tissue determine the different components of metabolic syndrome”, a Review by Juan Antonio Paniagua, PhD, et al from Insulin Resistance, Metabolism and Adipose Tissue Unit, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Spain; (2) “Implanting 1.1B4 human β-cell pseudoislets improves glycaemic control in diabetic severe combined immune deficient mice”, an Original Article by Srividya Vasu, PhD, Visiting Fellow, et al from Cell Growth and Metabolism Section, National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 6 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in diabetes that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 7, Issue 19, November 15, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Diabetes, Anthony Atala, MD, Director, Department of Urology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1094, United States

The WJD is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of diabetes. It was launched on March 15, 2010 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage diabetologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJD describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/e-journal.htm.