C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin 6, and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is estimated to affect 15 million Americans, is dramatically increasing in incidence, and is associated with an augmented risk for cardiovascular disease, especially among women.1-3 Because of the resultant macrovascular and microvascular injury typical of this disease, the economic and functional burdens are greatest during mid-to-late adulthood. Compounding these issues, as many as one third of individuals with type 2 DM are undiagnosed, and approximately 20% have diabetic retinopathy or evidence of systemic vasculopathy at clinical presentation.4