The study “postprandial hypertriglyceridemia as a risk factor for
macro vascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus” was a case
control study conducted on patients visiting the out patient department of
Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Sixty eight patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus and 22 healthy controls were included in the study.
Selected patients and controls underwent clinical and biochemical
evaluation including blood sugar, lipid profile and cardiac function to
detect the presence of macro vascular complications of diabetes. Selected
patients and subjects were subjected to a high fat meal and plasma
triglycerides were measured two and four hours after fat challenge. It was
observed that post load hypertriglyceridemia correlated better than fasting
triglycerides in patients with macro vascular complications. It was also
observed that persistent postprandial hypertriglyceridemia was observed
in diabetic patients with complications