More recently, it was concluded that Fe metabolism plays a role in the development of IR and type 2 diabetes, via the effect that Fe metabolism has on liver function [10], while Zafar et al. [11] also found that non-diabetic offspring of type 2 diabetics had higher serum ferritin and transferrin saturation than non-diabetic offspring of non-diabetics, indicating a genetic component. Here, TF is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.