Previously, we reported that diabetes‐induced IL‐1β was required for Müller glial expression of galectin‐1 in the retina of mice injected with STZ at 2 months.4, 5 Intravitreal injection of dexamethasone and triamcinolone acetonide significantly reduced retinal galectin‐1/Lgals1 expression in animals with STZ‐induced diabetes at 2 months (Figure 5A,C). Here, LGALS1 is linked to diabetes mellitus.