Patients with T1DM were 13.3 ± 3.9 years old with the duration of diabetes of 9.7 ± 3.6 years, mean arterial blood pressure of 86.0 ± 8.0 mmHg, serum levels of HbA1c 8.5 ± 1.9%, and albumin excretion rate of 24 ± 19 mg/24 h. This evidence concerns the gene ALB and type 1 diabetes mellitus.