Table 1.

IL-6 and TNF-α levels in obese and non-obese diabetics before and after insulin therapy for 24 and 48 weeks (27).

		Average IL-6 (pg/ml)	Average TNF-α
Healthy controls		4.98	4.46
	Preinsulin	38.2	112.2
	24 weeks	36.0	105.5
Obese diabetics	48 weeks	20.4	57.2
	Preinsulin	34.9	87.9
Non-obese diabetics	24 weeks	25.5	68.5
	48 weeks	12.3	24.7