LH is active as a consultant in the development of new diagnostic options for various companies (e.g. Roche Diagnostics, Sanofi, Abbott). He is a shareholder and consultant in Profil – Institut für Stoffwech- selforschung, Neuss, and ProSciento, San Diego, USA.DD received lecture fees from Abbott, Dexcom, Lilly, Menarini, Novo Nordisk, Roche Diagnostics, Senseonics and is a member of advisory boards of BD, Profusa, Roche and Senseonics.TS received lecture fees from Abbott, Ascensia, Astra Zeneca/Bristol- Myers Squibb, Bayer, Berlin-Chemie, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, MSD, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi. He is a member of advisory boards of Abbott, Ascensia, Bayer Vital, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Medtronic, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and has received support for scientific projects from: Astra Zeneca/Bristol-Myers Squibb, Becton Dickinson, Eli Lilly, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi.SVS has worked as a consultant for Abbott, Dexcom, Lilly, Medtronic, NovoNordisk and Roche for the past 3 years. SVS has received lecture fees and travel expenses from the following companies in the last 3 years: Abbott, Berlin-Chemie, BPI, Lilly, Merck-Serono, Medtronic, NovoNordisk and Pfizer. MN was a consultant and speaker for the following companies: Abbott, Berlin- Chemie, MSD, Sanofi, Medtronic, Bayer Diagnostics, Astra Zeneca. SvS is in an advisory function on the Advisory Board for the optimisation of aids, medicines and information materials for children with diabetes for several companies (Abbott, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, Dexcom). In the last 2 years she has received lecture fees from Abbott, Berlin Chemie, Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Roche and Sanofi. KL received lecture fees from Astra Zeneca, BDI, Lilly Deutschland, Medtronic, Menarini/Berlin-Chemie, Merck Serono, MSD SHARP & DOHME, Novo Nordisk, Roche Diabetes Care, Sanofi-Aventis. She is a member of the Advisory Boards of Roche Diabetes Care, Medtronic, Dexcom and Sanofi-Aventis. GF is the medical director of IDT (Institut für Diabe tes-Technologie Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH at the University of Ulm, Ulm), which carries out clinical studies on medical products for diabetes therapy on its own initiative or on behalf of various companies. GF/IDT has received lecture/consultation fees from Abbott, Ascensia, Dexcom, LifeScan, Menarini Diagnostics, Metronom Health, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Sanofi, Sensile and Ypsomed.