ADIPOQ and type 1 diabetes mellitus: This is in agreement with Morales et al., [18], Galler et al., [17] and Lindstrom et al., [26] who found the same results, in accordance with our results they reported that, serum adiponectin level was significantly higher in type 1 diabetic patients with longer disease duration (> 10 years) and they attributed high adiponectin level to renal function deterioration related to diabetes duration.