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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Diabetes Type II defined by American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria of fasting venous plasma glucose of = 126 mg/dl, 2 hour post prandial plasma glucose of = 200 mg/dl or already on treatment of diabetes. • Dyslipidemia defined by LDL Cholesterol more than 100 mg/dl or on prior statin therapy. • Age of = 30 and = 70 years • Informed consent by the patient.
Exclusion criteria
• Failure to give informed consent • A history of hypersensitivity to statins • Evidence of Fundoscopy grade 2 hypertensive or diabetic retinopathy • Serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl • Overt Proteinuria • Pregnant or lactating mothers • Evidence / History of Heart Failure • Systolic Blood Pressure above 180 mmHg and Diastolic Blood Pressure above 110 mmHg • Recent history of Cerebrovascular disease, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, new onset LBBB in the past 4 weeks • Documented case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia • Type I Diabetes Mellitus • Use of concomitant medications (cyclosporine, systemic itraconazole or ketoconazole, erythromycin, or clarithromycin, glucocorticoids or verapamil) known to affect the lipid profile or with potency safety concernRecent ongoing inter current infection / hs CRP > 10 mg/L • Active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction (defined as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphate or bilirubin levels = 1.5 the upper limit of normal • Diagnosed to have any other endocrinal or metabolic disease other than Type II DM that is known to influence serum lipids and lipoproteins • Patients having history suggestive of myalgia / myositis / arthralgia • Serious or unstable medical or psychological condition that could compromise the patient’s safety or successful trial participation • History of alcohol consumption > 2 drinks/day (30 ml) or 10 drinks per week