[Blood lipid level in the initial stages of diabetes mellitus and normal body mass].

The authors studied the blood level of tryglycerides, cholesterol, and free fatty acids (FFA) during glucose tolerance test (GTT) in 30 women with doubtful, and in 36--with diabetic GIT. There proved to be a significant elevation of the FFA level in the blood serum of persons with a doubtful GTT type and a significant elevation of the FFA, triglycerides, and cholesterol levels in persons with diabetic GGT. The FFA levels reduction curve following glucose load in persons with a doubtful and diabetic GTT proved to be more delayed. Disturbances of lipid metabolism and reduction of adipose tissue insulin sensitivity occured as soon as the early stages of diabetes mellitus. This pointed to the necessity of diabetes mellitus treatment at its early stages for the normalization of metabolic disturbances. Determination of blood lipids level can aid detection of early diabetes mellitus.