OBJECTIVES : To study the lipid profile in type 2 diabetics, To compare the lipid profile patterns in type 2 diabetics with and without hypertension. METHODS : ACross sectional observational study conducted in total 99 subjects , Divided into 2 groups. Group 1 consists 47 subjects with type 2 diabetes without hypertension and group 2 consists 52 subjects with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.Venous blood samples were collected after an overnight fast for fasting blood glucose and 2–hour postprandial blood glucose and for lipid profile. RESULTS: Mean total cholesterol (TC) of diabetes without hypertension was196.98±48.76 and diabetes with hypertension was 181.94±48.82. Total cholesterol (TC) abnormality was 42.5% in subjects with diabetes without hypertension and 57.5% in subjects with diabetes with hypertension. LDL cholesterol abnormality among diabetics without hypertension was 47.36% and diabetics with hypertension was 52.63%. Mean High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in diabetics without hypertension was 39.98±13.816 mg/dl and in diabetics with hypertension was 41.17±13.36 mg/dl. HDL cholesterol abnormality among diabetics without hypertension was seen in 52.72% and in diabetics with hypertension was 47.27%. Mean TG of diabetics without hypertension was 149.87±53.00 mg/dl and diabetics with hypertension was 168.15±63.92 mg/dl. TG abnormality among diabetics without hypertension was 45% and diabetics with hypertension was 55%. CONCLUSION :Diabetes mellitus and essential hypertension were independently associated with hyperlipidemia.