Role of hematological parameters in pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus: A review of the literature

Figure 1 Overview of hematological parameters involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus. The upperward arrows indicate the increased levels of platelets, red blood cells, hematocrit, lymphocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio. The downward arrow indicates the decreased levels of hemoglobin. The (?) sign shows the unknown role of basophils in diabetes mellitus yet.