High white blood cell count is associated with a worsening of insulin sensitivity and predicts the development of type 2 diabetes.
High white blood cell count is associated with a worsening of insulin sensitivity and predicts the development of type 2 diabetes.
B. Vozarova,C. Weyer,3 Authors,P. Tataranni
2002 · DOI: 10.2337/DIABETES.51.2.455
Diabetes · 577 Citations
TLDR
The predictive effect of WBC persisted after additional adjustment for established predictors of diabetes, consistent with the hypothesis that a chronic activation of the immune system may play a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.