ADIPOQ and type 1 diabetes mellitus: In their work titled “Inverse Levels of Adiponectin in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Are in Accordance with the State of Albuminuria,” S. Ljubic et al. found that adiponectin increased in type 1 (T1DM) but decreased in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with deterioration of albuminuria.