Diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for the development of coronary artery diseases, myocardial infarction, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Clinically diabetic patients are characterized by marked increase in blood glucose level followed by mild hyperlipidemia. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) accounts for approximately 80–90% of all cases1 and it is the fastest growing global threat to public health. If the current trend continues, it is likely to result in an estimated 215 million sufferers from NIDDM worldwide by the year 2010.2 and 3 This number is expected to increase as medical advances extend life expectancy and more widespread access to a calorie-rich diet promotes the prevalence of obesity. When carbohydrates are in low supply or their breakdown is incomplete, fats become the preferred source of energy. Fatty acids are mobilized into the general circulation leading to secondary triglyceridemia in which total serum lipids in particular triglycerides as well as the levels of cholesterol and phospholipids increases.