Aspects of dyslipidaemia in diabetes mellitus
Date
1997
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Dyslipidaemia in diabetes was referred to by Joslin as early
as 19271 and has been the subject of numerous articles.2....
Very often little attention is paid to dyslipidaemia, which
plays a major role in the premature development of
atherosclerosis in diabetes. It is now increasingly recognised
that diabetes is not only a disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism but also of lipid and protein metabolism, and
attention should be given to these other metabolic aspects
and not only the glycaemic control of the diabetic patient.
This article is not intended to be exhaustive, but aims rather
to focus attention on the importance of dyslipidaemia in the
management of diabetic patients. An overview is given of
some of the pathophysiological processes that lead to
dyslipidaemia in diabetes, the changes in lipids and
lipoproteins that are seen are briefly described, and an
outline of the management is presented.
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CITATION: Maritz, F. J. 1997. Aspects of dyslipidaemia in diabetes mellitus. South African Medical Journal, 87(3):373-376.
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Diabetes