title: Correlation of serum lipids with diabetes control in sulfonylurea-treated diabetic patients.
abstract: The relationships between fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin A1, and several lipid parameters were studied in 67 non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients (19 men, 48 women) being treated with tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, or glibenclamide. All patients were over 60 yr of age with a mean age of 76.4 +/- 6.7 yr (+/- SD). There were positive associations between fasting blood glucose and serum cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and serum triglycerides. A strong association between total cholesterol and triglycerides was also evident. Diabetes control and HDL cholesterol did not correlate with each other. A weak inverse correlation existed between fasting blood glucose and the HDL cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio. HDL cholesterol concentrations were low in the diet- and drug-treated diabetic patients. No deleterious sulfonylurea effects on cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations or HDL cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio were noted.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002747:Chlorpropamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005905:Glyburide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014044:Tolbutamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D014044:Tolbutamide; D005905:Glyburide; D002747:Chlorpropamide