_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: habdullahi@nwu.edu.ng, khadeejahay@yahoo.com; Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 15(2): 1-9, 2017; Article no.JSRR.35084 ISSN: 2320-0227 Sialic Acid and Lipid Profiles of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Cardiovascular Disease Hadiza Abdullahi 1* , Muhammad Safiyanu 1 , Abdullahi A. Imam 2 and Saad Bello Saad 1 1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, North West University Kano, P.M.B. 3220, Kano, Nigeria. 2 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Science, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author HA designed the study and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors MS and SBS managed the sample collection and laboratory analyses. Author AAI managed the literature searches. Authors HA and AAI shared in data analysis and interpretation of results. Author HA was responsible for manuscript writing and final editing. All authors read and approved the final revised manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2017/35084 Editor(s): (1) Alexandra Porras, Universidad El Bosque, Colombia. Reviewers: (1) Caleb chundusu, University of Jos, Nigeria. (2) Nagahito Saito, Internal Medicine of Takagi Hospital, Japan. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/20315 Received 27 th June 2017 Accepted 28 th July 2017 Published 2 nd August 2017 ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes Mellitus type 2 is among the top ranked non communicable diseases in Nigeria. There is an increasing incidence of this disease condition and its subsequent complications particularly cardiovascular complications. Sialic acid is a constituent of cell membrane and is present in most acute phase proteins. Several studies have indicated changes in sialic acid concentration in different pathological conditions and some studies in different populations of the world have suggested a link between sialic acid concentration, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorders and cardiovascular disease. Aim: This study was carried out to determine sialic acid concentrations and lipid abnormalities in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 with and without cardiovascular complications hypothesizing Original Research Article