As Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine enters its fifth year and the new millennium, we would like to share some exciting news and additions to the journal. We are delighted to inform our readers that Dialogues has been officially approved by the Board of the European Society of Cardiology as part of its continuing education program, and a subscription to Dialogues will now be provided to every Fellow of the ESC. This Fellowship benefit has been made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Servier Research Group, and the Editors and the ESC are very grateful for this support. This issue of Dialogues is devoted to “Diabetes and the Heart,” and we are particularly indebted to Professor Lars Rydén, the President of the ESC, for contributing to this issue...