CRP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Notably, patients with poorly controlled T2DM had significantly higher average CRP levels (93.4 mg/L vs. 78.6 mg/L, p = 0.002) and IL-6 concentrations (64.2 pg/mL vs. 52.8 pg/mL, p = 0.004), suggesting a more pronounced systemic inflammatory response.