ALB and diabetes mellitus: Concentration ratios of Ole to HSA, 0, 1 and 3 were used in this study, since circulating albumin carries approximately 0.1–2.0 moles of fatty acid per mole of protein [23] and this number increases to about 6 during fasting or conditions of maximum exercise [24, 25], or in patients with diabetes or cardiovascular disease [26, 27].