“…Estimation of hemoglobin andglycosylated hemoglobin were estimated according to the standard methods (Saibene et al, 1979 andDrabkin et al, 1932). [18,19] The lipid profile oftotal cholesterol, free cholesterol, phospholipids, free fatty acids and triglycerides were calculated by the standard methods of Parekh and Jung, 1970, [20] Rouser et al, 1970, [21] Horn and Mehanan, 1981 [22] and Rice, 1970 [23] respectively.…”