Lipid disorders in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of morbi dity and mortality in diabetic subjects. Abnormalities in circulating lipid s and lipoproteins are considered to be important risk factors for cardiova scular disease because they occur with increased frequency in diabetic indi viduals. Because reversal of these abnormalities carries the potential for preventing or ameliorating cardiovascular disease, their identification and management with other cardiovascular disease risk factors deserve equal im portance to the management of hyperglycemia and frequently are complementar y to it.