NFKB1 and Insulin resistance: Additionally, the association of the pathogenesis of T2DM and the occurrence of its complications with obesity, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress (OS), insulin resistance (IR), hepatic steatosis, and dyslipidemia is examined, whilst molecular pathways, such as NF-κB and JAK/STAT, are also summarized, under the scope of the effects of several antioxidant compounds and minerals on their progression.