ABSTRACT
Background:Prevalence of D.M. has been steadily increasing in urban as well as rural areas in India & it will be one of the major cause of death in India in 21st century. Pattern of dyslipidemia is found to be different in Type I & Type II diabetes mellitus (DM). Aims and objectives: 1) Estimation of lipid profile in Type I and Type II DM. 2) Comparison of Lipid Profile in Type I and Type II DM. Material and methods: 50 patients of each already diagnosed Type I and Type II DM patients visiting OPD. 50 age and sex matched healthy controls. FPG (Fasting Plasma Glucose) and lipid profile were studied in the groups. Statistics: Students‘t’ test was used. Results: FPG and TC, TG, LDL-C, VLDL-C were significantly high in both Type I and Type II DM compared to the controls. While HDL-C was significantly lower in diabetics compared to the controls. Among the diabetics all the parameters were significantly high in Type IIDM compared to Type I DM exceot HDL-C in which no significant difference was found. Conclusion: Glycaemic control is poorer in Type II DM compared to Type I DM. Also, dyslipidaemia is more prominent in Type II DM than in Type I DM.