Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism, University Hospital of Perugia, Italy;Dr. Elisabetta Torlone is a medical specialist in endocrinology and nephrology, currently serving as the Head of the Regional Reference Center for "Gestational Diabetes" in Perugia. For years, she has combined clinical practice with scientific research, focusing specifically on managing diabetes during pregnancy and utilizing advanced insulin technologies. From 2019 to 2020, she served as the Coordinator of the AMD-SID Joint National Study Group on Diabetes and Pregnancy. Additionally, from 2021 to 2025, she was a National Board Member of AMD (Association of Medical Diabetologists). She remains highly active in medical training and serves as an adjunct professor for the postgraduate medical specialty schools in Food Science, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Perugia.

Padova University, Italy;Conducted research on advanced glycation and glyco-oxidation processes in chronic complications of diabetes; research on macrovascular complications of diabetes with particular regard to cardiovascular disease; basic research on mass spectrometry evaluation of glycol-oxidation markers in diabetes; and studies on pregnancy complicated by diabetes and obesity. Member of national and international scientific societies: EADS, DPSG, IADPSG, SID, AMD, AME, SIE. A coordinator of national and international working groups on pregnancy and a coordinator of various regional commissions for the management of diabetes, obesity, pregnancy with diabetes, pregnancy with obesity, and children with obesity. Collaborated with the Ministry of Health to define guidelines on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes and provide recommendations: "Diagnostic and therapeutic appropriateness for obesity and diabetes, for the drafting of the clinical–organizational guidelines for the prevention of complications related to pregnancy.” Collaborated with the Mass Spectrometry Service of CNR of Padova for the structural identification of advanced glycation products from 1985 to present. Participated in a DPSG study group for the prevention of gestational diabetes in obese pregnant women (in this context the owner of the DALI research of the European Community), and an IADPSG study group for the application of new screening criteria for gestational diabetes. Coordinated guidelines on diabetic pregnancy for the Endocrine Society and European Society of Endocrinology. Published about 400 publications (including original works, communications at national and international conferences, conference proceedings, book chapters, and books). Reviewed for national and international scientific journals.

Department of Medicine and Aging University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, Chieti;Prof Ester Vitacolonna is a medical specialist in Internal Medicine, currently serving as Full Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Director of the Post-graduate School of Nutrition Science, and Head of the Diabetology, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Unit in Chieti. For years, she has combined clinical practice with teaching and scientific research, focusing specifically on managing diabetes during pregnancy, nutrition, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and utilizing advanced insulin technologies. From 2017 to 2019, she served as the Coordinator of the AMD-SID Joint National Study Group on Diabetes and Pregnancy. Additionally, from 2025 to present, she is Coordinator of the AMD-SID-ADI Joint National Study Group on Diabetes and Nutrition (Association of Medical Diabetologists and Nutritionists). She remains highly active in medical training and serves as Professor for the post-graduate schools in Medicine and Surgery, Food Science, and Dietetics. She is also Director of the Post-graduate School of Nutrition Science.