Table 1.

Diabetic hypertriglyceridemia

Mild to moderate: 150–499 mg/dL

Severe hypertriglyceridemia: ≥ 500 mg/dL

Exclude other causes:

Obesity

Alcoholism

Renal disease

Drugs (eg, steroids, β blockers, retinoids, oral estrogens, tamoxifen, protease inhibitors, bile acid sequestrants)

Lipodystrophy

Pregnancy