Table 1.

Characteristics of the study subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and refractory diabetes (RT2D).

	T2D, N = 52	RT2D, N = 27
Age (years)	66.38 ± 1.314	64.37 ± 2.194
Gender (M/F)	29/23	16/11
HbA1c (%)	7.03 ± 0.079	8.99 ± 0.214
Glucose AC (mg/dL)	135.1 ± 3.283	158.9 ± 13.67
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	150.7 ± 11.23	135.7 ± 14.07
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	181.6 ± 4.861	178.8 ± 5.251
HDL (mg/dL)	47.38 ± 2.373	45.99 ± 2.644
LDL (mg/dL)	113.4 ± 4.161	109.3 ± 5.642
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.02 ± 0.041	1.08 ± 0.06