ALB and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Hsieh YT’s (17) another study of 576 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with microalbuminuria followed for 8 years showed that remission of microalbuminuria (urine albumin/creatinine ratios < 30 mg/g at least two times in there for 6 months) was an independent protective factor for the development of PDR and DME.