PTH and diabetes mellitus: In patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), besides traditional risk factors such as increased age, hypertension (HT), diabetes (DM) and dyslipidemia, non-traditional CV risk factors, such as mineral metabolism abnormalities, extreme PTH serum levels, excessive administration of calcium salts as phosphate binders, chronic inflammation, malnutrition and oxidative stress play an important role in development of CV diseases [3].