DOI: 10.36347/SAJP.2019.v08i11.002

Pages: 473-478

Dyslipidaemia is a common feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Classical findings are increased in level of total cholesterol, triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein with associated decreased in high density lipoprotein, insulin resistance plays major in this process. Dyslipidemia is a metabolic abnormality mostly associated with diabetes mellitus. Derangement in lipid metabolism have been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus accompanied by the risk of cardiovascular arteriosclerosis. In diabetes a lot of factors could affect serum lipid level, due to interrelationship between carbohydrates and lipid metabolism. This study was carried out to know the effect of duration treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus on lipid profile in Hausa/Fulani. The study was a cross sectional one carried out at Specialist Hospital, Sokoto from June to December 2018. The patients were assessed, the assessments include history (a questionnaire) and clinical examination. Lipid profile was determined in one hundred (100) diabetic subjects and one