According to these investigations, type 2 DM patients eating broccoli sprouts, containing sulforaphane (1-isothiocyanato-4-(methylsulfinyl)butane), show increased total antioxidant capacity in their blood, serum insulin, and insulin resistance, with reduced lipid peroxidation, serum triglycerides, oxidative stress index, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL)/LDL cholesterol ratio, and blood high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) [114]. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is Insulin resistance.