Endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and insulin resistance: A focus on subjects at risk for type 2 diabetes

Subjects with obesity, family history of type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, previous gestational diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, and those with metabolic syndrome are at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. Some of them are also at risk for cardiovascular disease. Some underlying abnormalities such as insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, and low-grade chronic...