ABSTRACT
Impaired lipid metabolism in diabetic patients is implicated in cardiovascular complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of glycemic control on the lipid profile of type 2 diabetic patients. This study was performed at Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, in 2006. A total of 357 adults with type 2 diabetes [144 males and 213 females] were evaluated. This study was approved by the local committee of medical Ethics. in the standard condition, the sera analysed for fasting blood glucose [FBG] by glucose oxidase method, and for total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C] and low density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C] by enzymatic methods, and for HbA1c by chromatography method. The data analyzed by [SPSS, version 11.5], Pearson's correlation test, t test and one- way analysis of variance. P values