Patien - ter med type 2- sukkersyge har ofte dyslipidæmi (abnormt fedtstofindhold i blodet), således lavt ind - hold af high- density lipoprotein (HDL eller "godt" kolesterol) og højt indhold af triglycerider.
Patients with type 2 diabetes often have dyslipidaemia (abnormal levels of fat in the blood), such as low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL or ‘ good’) cholesterol and high levels of triglycerides.