This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Miscellaneous, Subject name: Medicine
Lipid profile in diabetes is A/E - 
Select and explain. 
A. Decreased TG, B. Increased HDL, C. increased LDL, D. decreased Cholesterol
C: increased LDL
Answer: C: increased LDL 
Explanation: Lipid abnormalities in patients with diabetes, often termed "diabetic dyslipidemia", are typically characterized by high total cholesterol (T-Chol), high triglycerides (Tg), low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and increased levels of small dense LDL paicles. Ref - davidsons 23e topic diabetes p719