| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| HMIT | myo-inositol transporter |
| IRS | insulin resistance substrate |
| IR | insulin receptor |
| PTP | protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| PTEN | tensin homologue |
| FFAs | free fatty acids |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| IAPP | islet amyloid polypeptide |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| NF-κB | nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| HbA1c | hemoglobin A1C (glycated hemoglobin) |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| G6Pase | glucose 6-phosphatase |
| HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance |
| FDPase | fructose-1,6-diphosphatase |
| Msft | micro-autologous fat transplantation |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| DN | diabetic neuropathy |
| GPx | glutathione peroxidase |
| HFD | high fat diet |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end product |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| NOD | non-obese diabetic |
| C3G | cyanidin-3-glucoside |
| HG | high glucose |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| LDL | light density lipoprotein |
| TG | triglyceride |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| MDA | muscular dystrophy association |
| RPTEC | renal proximal tubule epithelial cells |
| NRK-52E | rat kidney epithelial cells |