[Lipid and protein balance in diabetic Senegalese]

Lipids and protids in diabetic Senegalese show the following characteristics: 1. Lipids. The lipid content of the blood and all its component parts are increased in a significant manner in relation to the homologous values of healthy Senegalese which are lower than those of Europeans. Therefore diabetic Sengalese have the same lipidic values as those of healthy Europeans. 2. Protids. The protidic value is higher in diabetic Senegalese than in healthy Senegalese. Proteinograms show a particular distribution of the various protidic compounds. In effect, if the A/G ratio of healthy Senegalese is 0.8 (1.2 in healthy Europeans), the same ratio is equal to 0.4 in diabetic Senegalese.