In our study IL-6 levels did not reach tothose of healthy children even though they rised from their lowestvalues in newly diagnosed cases to posttreatment values, andincreased further in IDDM patients monitored for a long-term.However in some studies IL-6 levels were found to be higher innewly diagnosed cases when compared with those monitored for along time [4]. Here, IL6 is linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus.