Results:
Thirty patients with Type 1 diabetes were studied (mean age of 41 years, age range 29 to 64 years; 19 males and 11 females). Out of the 30 patients; raised waist circumference was seen in 5, hypertension was present in 9, raised triglycerides was seen in 4 people and low HDL in 5 people. The metabolic syndrome criteria was fulfilled in 4 people (13%).
Out of seven patients with a family history of Type 2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome criteria was fulfilled in 2.