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Triglycerides are essentially fats that float around in your blood all the time. They flow through the pancreas, which is already not working right because of the diabetes. That’s a very, very basic answer, but there’s not enough time or space here to give you a full biochemistry answer. I strongly suggest you get your diabetes and triglycerides under control. Diabetes is a devastating illness and high triglycerides don’t help. Your doctor can explain more and maybe show you some pictures of the inside of your pancreas to give you more detail.
Diabetes is not usually alone in the body, generally people who have diabetes have other health problems as well, which can make the body much more susceptible to health problems including high triglycerides.
Diabetes and triglycerides run on the same gene, that means if somebody have family history of diabetes he must have the family history of high triglycerides and vice versa
The lipid levels (cholesterol and triglycerides) in diabetics should be as tightly controlled as possible since this will reduce the risk of heart disease and circulatory complications occurring
They’re all tied by over consuming carbohydrates which turn to tryglycerides which clogs up your cells and increases your insulin resistance which then overworks your pancreas as well as starving it from vital nutrients.
Once you get on a healthy natural foods based low carb, low glycemic index diet, rich in fruits and vegetables and exercise daily, things should level out. I’ve been on this diet for nearly a year and no longer require any medication for my diabetes. More here: