Inpatient diabetes care has long been the Cinderella area of diabetes services, but this last year has seen a sea change in clinical practice and interest. Cinderella has indeed arrived at the ball, and many people see this event as well worth attending.

Building on the huge success of the inaugural meeting of the Diabetes Inpatient National Network last year, we bring you the 2nd annual meeting - which promises an exciting package of state-of-the-art presentations and expert witness discussions in key areas of inpatient care.

Also this year for the first time, the Diabetes Inpatient National Network is pleased to announce a poster exhibition which will take place at the conference. The posters will acknowledge new ideas and innovations within secondary care diabetes and will allow individuals to share information and to network. For further information please click on the link above.

Maggie Hammersley, Consultant Physician and Acute Care Diabetologist, Oxford

David Kerr, Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, Bournemouth