IL1B and type 2 diabetes mellitus: * No significant differences in the concentration of IL-1β released by monocytes cultured in (low, normal, and high glucose concentrations, with and without LPS stimulation) between the T2DM and the HC group.* Low glucose concentration increased IL-1β production by monocytes from the T2DM and HC group pre and post LPS stimulation.* IL-1β production was unaffected by high glucose concentrations in both the T2DM and the HC group.