CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: As anticipated, HbA1c was elevated in T2D (51 ± 2 vs 37 ± 0.5 mmol/mol [6.8 ± 2 vs 5.5 ± 2%], p<0.0001) Platelet count and C-reactive protein did not differ between T2D and control subjects (p=ns) (Table 1).