High blood cholesterol or high blood fats and low "good" cholesterol all contribute to cardiovascular disease, perhaps the most feared complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Cholesterol and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Cholesterol is a whitish, fatty large amounts in the liver. This is the reason, your liver is high in cholesterol. If you have high cholesterol, excess cholesterol in the blood can lead to narrowed arteries, which can lead to a heart attack. In fact, saturated fat is often the main culprit of this high level of cholesterol.

For people with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to develop heart disease and five times more likely to suffer from cardiovascular accident, commonly known as a stroke, lower your cholesterol, is a good idea!

Studies have shown... Researchers Sichuan University and West China Hospital in Chengdu, China, looked at both HbA1c and cholesterol levels of people who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to determine what relationship may exist between the blood sugar and molecules associated with cardiac and vascular disease.

Their study, published in Asia Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 128 people with type 2 diabetes. It was interesting to find out, with the highest HbA1c volunteers also had the highest levels of LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, and high levels of blood fats.

Since both HbA1c and cholesterol were measured at the same time, it is impossible to tell which one caused it, but reducing both are useful in reducing the risk of diabetes complications.

Achieve both lower HbA1c and cholesterol levels, can at least partially be achieved through a healthy vegan diet. Animal fat is a source of cholesterol, which should be avoided. Eat a plant-based diet, avoid fats found in meat, eggs and dairy products. Cooked with liquid oils, such as olive oil and canola oil, can help reduce blood cholesterol levels.

In another study, which was published in the autumn of 2011, nutrition, metabolism, cardiovascular disease, Loma Linda, United States, Loma Linda University researchers found men who consumed vegetarian and vegan diets had significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consumed meat and dairy products. (The results were particularly striking for Black participants).

In spring 2011, workers of the Institute of Medicine Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic, writes for diabetics to eat a calorie-restricted vegan diet lost more weight and was able to reduce the diabetes drug for diabetics to eat more than the same number of calories in a regular diet. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes causes a significant reduction in the vegetarian group.

Is there a vegetarian or vegan sound too radical? Why not try some vegetarian recipes and find out? Allrecipes on the site, you will find instructions spicy black bean and corn burger with jalapenos and chili peppers, and stuffed Portobello mushroom burger with cheese (try vegan cheese) and spinach. From the same web comes Jamie Cranberry Spinach salad with almonds, sweet and tangy vinegar, vegetable oil, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. He received 5 stars from readers. So did a double tomato bruschetta with balsamic vinegar.

Elevated blood cholesterol and triglycerides are very common in diabetics. They are common features of insulin resistance and often present long before type 2 diabetes develops.