The level of leptin was significantly higher in TB patients than in TB+T2DM and control groups (35.2±19.1 versus 12.6±6.1 ng/ml, 35.2±19.1 versus16.1±11.1 ng/ml respectively, p<0.05), while the level of ghrelin was lower in TB (119.9±46.1 pg/ml) and TB+T2DM (127.7±38.6 pg/ml) groups compared with control group (191.6±86.5 pg/ml). Here, GHRL is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.