IL6 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Additional to overnutrition, aging also promotes senescence in type 2 diabetes associated organs, and type 2 diabetes patients experience relatively rapid aging.[58] Secreted pro‐inflammatory cytokines and changing metabolites upon aging result in low‐grade inflammation that manifests itself with hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and other metabolic problems.[59] Therefore, aging and type 2 diabetes share particular characteristics in expressing high levels of pro‐inflammatory cytokines; for example, IL‐6.