We also conducted a sub-analysis of data from AEC cultures from the four adults with type 2 diabetes and observed that the overall impacts of captopril and losartan on IL-1B, IL-6, IFNB1, and IFNL2 expression by SARS-CoV-2 infected AECs from diabetic donors were similar to those observed in the analysis from the full dataset, however, this analysis was limited by a small sample size. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.