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Although monocytes serve as central immune mediators in both pathologies, their functional heterogeneity and dynamic alterations in diabetic periodontitis (PDDM) remain poorly characterized. Utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy controls, PD patients, and PDDM subjects, we systematically investigated the immunopathological crosstalk between these comorbidities. Our analysis revealed a significant shift in monocyte subpopulations, with PDDM patients exhibiting increased classical monocytes (CD14++CD16\u2212) and decreased nonclassical monocytes (CD14\u2009+\u2009CD16++) compared to PD counterparts. Functional profiling demonstrated PDDM-enriched classical monocytes upregulated oxygen transport pathways while suppressing chemotaxis and cytokine responses, whereas nonclassical monocytes showed impaired oxidative phosphorylation and nucleotide biosynthesis. 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