ALB and liver dysplastic nodule: The findings revealed that HbA1c, BUN, the presence of DR and HBP were still independently associated with the risk of DN, while age, duration, TCSS, Alb, SBP, IMT(R), 2h postprandial C-peptide and the presence of DPN were no longer related (Table 6, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, p>0.05).