title: Low triglyceride levels are associated with a better metabolic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although it is well known in the literature that high triglyceride serum (TG) levels can jeopardize the metabolic control, little is known about the influence of low TG on type 1 diabetes patients (T1D). The aim of this study is to investigate the distribution of TG serum levels in individuals with T1D and its relationship with metabolic control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We reviewed the medical charts of 180 patients with T1D, who were classified in groups according to TG levels: 1) low (below 50 mg/dL); 2) normal (50-150 mg/dL); 3) high (above 150 mg/dL). TG were low in 21.1% (n = 38; group 1), normal in 68.6% (n = 123; group 2) and high in 10.6% (n = 19; group 3). High TG was associated with a poor metabolic control (p < 0.001). Patients with TG lower than 50 mg/dL had a lower HbA1c than those with TG between 50 and 150 mg/dL (7.41+/-1.50% vs 8.56%+/-1.94%; p = 0.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TG lower than 50 mg/dL was common and might be associated with a better metabolic control in patients with T1D, although it is not clear whether the former is the cause or consequence for the latter.
authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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authors: Nutrology Section, Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
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