Relation Between Leptin and Insulin In Patients With Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Since leptin and insulin are reported to control glucose metabolism, a relationship between these two hormones should reveal the metabolic effect of them hormones on glucose metabolism. In this study, the relationship between leptin and insulin was evaluated in obese type II diabetic patients, BMI>30 kg/m2 (group A), and non-obese type II diabetic patients, BMI