Lipid profile among diabetes patients in Gaborone, Botswana

Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, Vol 11, No 1 (2006)

Lipid profile among diabetes patients in Gaborone, Botswana

Addisu Y Mengesha

Abstract

Hyperlipidaemia has been incriminated as a risk factor in coronary heart disease (CHD) and atherosclerosis,1,2 in addition to other risk factors including diabetes mellitus (DM). DM affects several lipid metabolism mechanisms.

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