CD44 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: <b>Results:</b> Patients with T2DM and HT exhibited distinct EV profiles: (i) CD9, CD110, CD20, activin receptor type-2A (AcvRIIA), Duffy antigen receptor for chemokine, and CD44 positive EVs were upregulated in T2DM; (ii) CD9, Maackia amurensis agglutinin lectin binding molecules (MBM), CD20, AcvRIIA, and CD44 positive EVs were upregulated in HT.