Type 2 DM is often accompanied by a spectrum of other metabolic disturbances,including elevated plasma total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (TC andLDL-C), low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), elevated triglycerides(Tg), elevated uric acid, hypertension, endothelial dysfunction, central obesity,and elevated inflammatory biomarkers (high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)and inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) [24]. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Hypertension.