Table 6 Glucose and insulin concentrations obtained after the administration of an oral 3 g glucose load to diabetic rabbits (n = 6) treated with oral metformin (30 mg/kg) and Plantago ovata husk (300 mg/kg)
Time (min) | Glucose (mg/dL) | Insulin (mUI/L) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard chow (group 3) | Supplemented chow (group 6) | p valuesa | Standard chow (group 3) | Supplemented chow (group 6) | p valuesa | |
0 | 457.7 ± 37.74 | 400.9 ± 79.04 | 0.133 | 0.936 ± 0.238 | 0.333 ± 0.070 | 0.000 |
30 | 528.7 ± 26.83 | 471.4 ± 52.61 | 0.039 | 1.773 ± 0.876 | 0.646 ± 0.169 | 0.011 |
60 | 573.0 ± 18.86 | 508.6 ± 81.48 | 0.089 | 3.579 ± 2.399 | 1.124 ± 0.652 | 0.036 |
120 | 543.0 ± 58.18 | 489.7 ± 66.09 | 0.102 | 1.517 ± 0.538 | 0.832 ± 0.397 | 0.031 |
180 | 530.2 ± 53.90 | 407.1 ± 58.62 | 0.004 | 1.075 ± 0.534 | 0.692 ± 0.333 | 0.167 |