Microalbuminuria: Association With Dyslipidaemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESDiabetes Mellitus is the commonest metabolic disorder affecting the people all over the world. Diabetic nephropathy is one of the common complications. The relationship between dyslipidaemia and microalbuminuria is of special interest in Indian population on account of significant insulin resistance, which may be the common link between microalbuminuria and dyslipidaemia. This study was conducted to study the lipid profile in micro and normoalbuminuric type 2 diabetics.