Table 2 Glucose and insulin concentrations obtained after the administration of an oral 3 g glucose load to diabetic rabbits (n = 6) treated with an intravenous metformin dose of 30 mg/kg
Time (min) | Glucose (mg/dL) | Insulin (mUI/L) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard chow (group 1) | Supplemented chow (group 4) | p values a | Standard chow (group 1) | Supplemented chow (group 4) | p valuesa | |
0 | 399.9 ± 81.72 | 375.7 ± 152.0 | 0.737 | 0.616 ± 0.561 | 0.801 ± 0.464 | 0.547 |
30 | 461.6 ± 28.41 | 446.9 ± 154.2 | 0.824 | 0.990 ± 0.779 | 1.227 ± 0.814 | 0.617 |
60 | 496.4 ± 46.99 | 497.0 ± 122.1 | 0.991 | 1.297 ± 0.853 | 1.718 ± 1.202 | 0.500 |
120 | 552.3 ± 39.15 | 497.4 ± 102.5 | 0.248 | 1.000 ± 0.274 | 1.892 ± 1.186 | 0.103 |
180 | 471.7 ± 81.52 | 457.6 ± 117.4 | 0.814 | 0.573 ± 0.238 | 1.432 ± 0.940 | 0.055 |