INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: As shown in Table 1, 80.5% registered abnormal BMI, 98% had been diagnosed with T2DM for more than 20 years, 80.5% had abnormal HbA1c, 57.5% were on insulin treatment or combined medication for T2DM, 61.9% were in compliance to their treatment schedule, 98.2% had hyperlipidaemia, 71.1% had normal triglyceride levels, 79.6% had normal HDL levels, 90.3% had hypertension, 80.5% had used <2 types of medication, 98.2% had two or more medical comorbidities, and 37% had cardiovascular diseases.