Insulin clears glucose from the circulation, as pictured by Hidai Sharabi, aged 13. Wandering glucose molecules are flicked into the appropriate body compartment or chamber, and this action of insulin is reinforced by the advice to eat no more sugar.
Picture supplied by the Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel, headed by Professor Moshe Phillip.
Diabetologia thanks the artist, ISPAD and other paediatricians for their support for this cover series.