المجلة الدولية للعلوم والتقنية

Abstract Objective: Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease. One of the most common problems in diabetic patients is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease which is induced by hyperlipidemia. Impaired lipid metabolism resulting from uncontrolled hyperglycemia has been implicated in cardiovascular complications in diabetic new patients. Also, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) has been regarded as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between HbA1c, fasting blood sugar (FBS) with serum lipid levels in type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: In this study, 80 diabetic patients in (Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Tripoli – Libya) were chosen. FBS, HbA1c and serum lipid levels were analyzed in patients. Serum Lipids and glucose were measured by enzymatic method COBAS INTEGRA. HbA1c was measured by immunoturbidimetrically COBAS INTEGRA. Results: There was significant correlation between FBS and Total Cholesterol (TC) (r=0.28, P=0.001), but there were no correlations between Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and TC (r=0.13, P=0.28), HbA1c and Cholesterol (CH) (P=0.71, r=-0.11), HbA1c and HDL (P=0.26 r=-0.11) and HbA1c with LDL (P=0.84, r=-0.05).