Diabetes Care: “State of the Union”

With this issue, I have completed my first full year as Editor in Chief for Diabetes Care . I have attempted with each editorial to give a different perspective on the issues to date and really try to inform, educate, and, if nothing else, simply provide acknowledgment that I do appreciate and understand the issues of interest to our readership, authors, and reviewers. So, what does one do to celebrate 1 year at the helm? My first thought was to take on the mindset of a CEO of a large corporation and, as required of the position, provide an update to the stockholders through an annual report. In that way, I could provide the required information about our activities, performance, and projected direction. Clearly, Diabetes Care , as the main clinical journal of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)—an organization whose reach and influence could be argued to rival a major corporation—would clearly qualify for such an approach. Alternatively, I could use the practice that arose from a command given to the president as outlined in the Constitution of the United States that the president “…shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient…” (1) . In thinking about it, I believe the latter approach has promise. Specifically, we know in these addresses that the president always opens with a statement on the strength or weakness of the nation and says something to the effect of “My fellow citizens, the state of our union is strong.” After considering these words, I felt a State of the Union approach was very appropriate for Diabetes Care . So, let’s get started. Ladies and gentlemen, the state of Diabetes Care is strong!! …