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Blood lipid estimations were performed on 118 diabetics receiving different forms of treatment and with varying degrees of control of their diabetes. Elevated blood lipids were found predominantly in elderly patients being treated with hypoglycaemic drugs and could not be accounted for by poor diabetic control. Patients with elevated plasma triglycerides were significantly heavier than those with normal levels.
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Perrett, A.D., Rowe, A.S., Shahmanesh, M. et al. Blood lipids in treated diabetics. Diabetologia 10, 115–118 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219666
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