A) Experimental overview: Ldlr+/− mice were transplanted with BM from Bcl-xPLT20 mice or littermate controls (WT), made diabetic with STZ and fed a WTD. B) Blood glucose and C) plasma cholesterol levels at the end of the study. D) Circulating platelets, E) leukocytes and F) BM haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells were quantified by flow cytometry. Data are presented mean ± SEM and analyzed using a Student’s unpaired t-test, biological replicates of n=6 & 7/group; *p<0.05, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001.