The 55th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) was held in Barcelona, Spain, and included around 1,200 abstracts presented by scientific researchers from both the industry and academic sectors. This year the scientific program included several oral presentations, posters sessions and a couple workshops under the heading 'EASD e-Learning,' over the course of 5-day meeting. This report includes the most relevant diabetes treatment-related updates that were presented throughout the conference.