ADA	American Diabetes Association
AGE	Advanced glycation end products
AIP	Atherogenic index of plasma
CIMT	Carotid intima–media thickness
CT	Cholesterol
DAPI	4′6′Diamidin-2-fenilindol
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
HbA1c	Glycated hemoglobin
HBSS	Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution
HDLc	High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HOMA-IR	Homeostatic model assessment–insulin resistance
HUVEC	Human umbilical cord vein endothelial cell
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IR	Insulin resistance
LDLc	Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
PMN	Polymorphonuclear cells
ROS	Radical oxygen species
RPMI	Roswell Park Memorial Institute culture medium
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
TG	Triglycerides
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VLDLc	Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol