title: Hypertriglyceridaemia in diabetes.
abstract: Mild hypertriglyceridaemia is common in diabetes, but patients with newly presenting or poorly controlled diabetes may have a quantitatively different syndrome of gross hypertriglyceridaemia, which should be treated by optimising glycaemic control before use of lipid lowering drugs.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital, Bishop Auckland DL14 6AD. info@smellie.com
authors.forename: W Stuart A
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Smellie
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000209:etiology*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents