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Luigi Santacroce, MD Assistant Professor, Medical School, State University at Bari, Italy

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Laura Diomede University of Bari School of Medicine, Italy

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Mini R Abraham, MD Consulting Staff, Overland Park Medical Specialists

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Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD, FACP Professor of Endocrinology, Director of Training Program, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Strelitz Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School

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George T Griffing, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine

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Frederick H Ziel, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Physician-In-Charge, Endocrinology/Diabetes Center, Director of Medical Education, Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills; Chair of Endocrinology, Co-Chair of Diabetes Complete Care Program, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

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