The levels of serum interleukin 8 (IL-8) and blood lipid parameters of 40 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 34 healthy control (HC) induviduals were examined. The result showed that the concentration of IL-8, triglycerid, cholesterol and LDL-C were sighnificant increase in blood of patients with T2D in comparison to HC subjects (p0.05). In contrast, the level of HDL-C was significantly reduced in patients with T2D in comparison to HC (p0.05). In patients with T2D, the IL-8 level was positive correlation with cholesterol (r