Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF LIPID PROFILE IN DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Dr.CH.Sandeep Kumar, Dr. V.Rajesh Reddy Komatla
JCDR. 2023: 1589-1593
Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin action or both. Approximately 463 adults are currently living with diabetes; by 2045 this will rise to 700 million with 79% of adults with diabetes living in low-and middle-income countries. Dyslipidemia is known to be a major risk factor for macrovascular complications in type 2 Diabetic patients and affects 10-73% of this population.
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