Members of the "osteopathic medical family" who themselves are patients with diabetes related their medical histories at the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians symposium, "The Faces of Diabetes." The program was conducted Monday, October 7, 2002, in Las Vegas during the 107th Annual American Osteopathic Association Convention and Scientific Seminar. This article briefly discusses issues in the management of diabetes illustrated by the individual histories. Topics represented by "the faces of diabetes" include diabetes and comorbidities, hypoglycemia in diabetes mellitus, abnormalities associated with insulin-induced hypoglycemia, and diabetes in pregnancy.