Background:Dyslipidemia was defined as a combination of high serum triglyceride ≥ 1.7 mmol/L, high serum LDL cholesterol ≥ 2.6 mmol/L and low serum HDL cholesterol < 1mmol/L for men and < 1.30 mmol/L for women. Non-HDL cholesterol ≥ 3.37mmol/Land atherogenic index ≥ 0.11, were also considered abnormalType II diabetes mellitus (T2DM), characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, and impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The objective of the present study was to study the lipid profile among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.