DIABETES MELLITUS in the most common endocrine-metabolic disease in CHILDREN and is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. This study aimed to compare the LIPID PROFILE of diabetic CHILDREN with controls. In this case-control study, the LIPID PROFILE s and lipoprotein levels of 45 CHILDREN aged 2-18 years with established diabetes were compared with those of 45 healthy controls. Mean apolipoprotein A and triglyceride levels in cases were higher than in controls, while mean apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein-a, as well as LDL, HDL and total cholesterol were higher in controls. Better apolipoprotein levels and LIPID PROFILE s in diabetic CHILDREN compared to controls were likely due to tight nutritional control in diabetic patients under study.