Stefano Del Prato, MD is Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Pisa School of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Diabetes, University of Pisa, Italy. He graduated MD cum laude from the University of Padova and undertook post graduate specialization in both Endocrinology and Internal Medicine. From 1988 through 1990 he was Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA. Dr. Del Prato’s research interests have always been focused on diabetes and in particular the physiopathology and therapy of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance syndrome.