IL6 and diabetes mellitus: In DM+LF+ subjects, there was a significant reduction in the levels of IL-6 and GM-CSF compared to the diabetic only group (DM+LF−) (geometric mean (GM) of 13.57 pg/ml versus 45.13 pg/ml for IL-6, p<0.05; and GM of 0.81 pg/ml versus 2.24 pg/ml for GM-CSF, p<0.05).