Metabolic Syndrome among Type-2 Diabetic Patients in Benghazi-Libya: A pilot study

ABSTRACTBackground: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of three out of five conditions that are due to hyperinsulinemia: abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia (high triglycerides and/or low HDL),elevated blood pressure, and elevated plasma glucose. The syndrome is highly prevalent in patients wit...

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Main Authors: Elmehdawi RR, Alshkri MM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2008-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ljm.org.ly/articles/AOP/AOP080715/AOP080715.pdf