“…Type 2 diabetes is characterized by concomitant hypertriglyceridemia (TG) and hypo-HDL cholesterolemia (-C), though the frequency of simultaneous hyper-LDL-C is not low. In addition, type 2 diabetes is characterized by the fact that even if the LDL-C level is not high, glycosylated LDL and small dense LDL increase due to qualitative changes in glycosylated or miniaturized LDL particles, with simultaneous increase in remnant-like lipoprotein particles (RLP) [10][11][12][13]. The recommendations for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in patients with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association (2007) [14] indicate that because LDL particle size in diabetic patients is small and that these particles are of high density, diabetic patients are at high risk for the development of coronary artery disease if they have the same LDL-C level.…”