To the Editor 1 2 3 2 2 4 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 N G l l −1 −1 M C M C M C M C 5 t 1 1 1 M C p M C p L M C p 1 L p M C L M C p 1 Fig. 1 M C a L b c b p a p  Table 1 Clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes patients and control volunteers   n n Baseline 4 h 7 days Baseline 4 h Waist circumference (cm) 101 ± 5     †   Metabolic syndrome 6/7     0/7   Systolic BP (mmHg) 148 ± 12 146 ± 11 143 ± 7 135 ± 16 138 ± 12 Diastolic BP (mmHg) 78 ± 13 79 ± 13 82 ± 8 83 ± 9 85 ± 8 Heart rate (beats per min) 65 ± 9 67 ± 9 66 ± 12 61 ± 9 64 ± 8 Total cholesterol (mmol/l) 5.6 ± 0.4 6.5 ± 1.4 5.4 ± 1.3 5.3 ± 0.4 6.7 ± 1.3 LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 2.9 ± 0.6 3.3 ± 1.1 3.1 ± 1.0 3.0 ± 0.7 3.9 ± 1.2 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) 1.1 ± 0.2 2.7 ± 0.7* 1.6 ± 0.6 1.2 ± 0.3 2.5 ± 0.4* ApoA-I (g/l) 1.2 ± 0.1 2.8 ± 0.4* 1.5 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.2 2.7 ± 0.4* Triacylglycerol (mmol/l) 1.5 ± 0.4 1.6 ± 0.6 1.6 ± 0.5 † 1.8 ± 1.3* Glucose (mmol/l) 8.3 ± 1.2 6.8 ± 1.7 7.3 ± 1.3 † 4.9 ± 0.2 hsCRP (mg/l) 3.5 ± 1.6 4.4 ± 1.7 3.6 ± 0.8 † 1.8 ± 1.1 ASAT (U/l) 22.5 ± 2.5 20.4 ± 4.0 22.4 ± 4.3 20.2 ± 1.8 21.4 ± 2.7 ALAT (U/l) 31.2 ± 6.9 26.0 ± 9.7 27.8 ± 8.7 † 15.6 ± 3.2 −1 −1 4.1 ± 2.0 3.7 ± 0.8 3.9 ± 1.3 2.6 ± 0.9 2.8 ± 0.7 Values are means ± SD p † p 3 6 7 8