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. 2023 Mar 1;14(4):749–766. doi: 10.1007/s13300-023-01379-4

Table 3.

Cmax and Tmax of the glucometabolic and inflammatory parameters, and acetaminophen, assessed over 3 h following with-meal consumption of a 2-g blend with mulberry leaf extract (+ MLE) or without (− MLE) with a breakfast meal in people with type 2 diabetes

Cmax Tmax
Blend with MLE Blend without MLE Comparison
 + MLE vs − MLE
Blend with MLE Blend without MLE Comparison + MLE vs − MLE
Glucose

4.4

[4.0, 4.8] mmol/L

5.2

[4.7, 5.6] mmol/L

− 0.8

[− 1.2, − 0.3] mmol/L

p = 0.0006

67.3

[57.0, 77.6] min

66.4

[56.1, 76.7] min

1.0

[− 11.4, 13.4] min

p = 0.8773

Insulin

36.4

[27.2, 45.6] μU/mL

36.8

[27.5, 46.1] μU/mL

− 0.5

[− 8.0, 7.1] μU/mL

p = 0.903

100.8

[86.1, 115.6] min

100.9

[85.9, 116.0] min

− 0.1

[− 19.6, 19.4] min

p = 0.9933

GLP-1

12.8

[9.3, 16.3] pmol/L

10.4

[6.9, 13.9] pmol/L

2.4

[− 2.2, 6.9] pmol/L

p = 0.2919

64.8

[43.9, 85.7] min

50.1

[29.5, 70.6] min

14.7

[− 14.6, 44.0] min

p = 0.3187

GIP

19.3

[14.0. 24.7] pmol/L

32.8

[27.6, 38.0] pmol/L

− 13.5

[− 20.9, − 6.0] pmol/L

p = 0.0006

78.5

[59.8, 97.1] min

82.8

[64.4, 101.1] min

− 4.3

[− 30.3, 21.8] min

p = 0.7424

IL-6

1.4

[0.9, 1.9] pg/mL

0.9

[0.4, 1.3] pg/mL

0.5

[− 0.1, 1.2] pg/mL

p = 0.1194

125.3

[86.3, 164.2] min

119.5

[83.1, 155.9] min

5.8

[− 33.3, 44.8] min

p = 0.7577

Acetaminophen

12,625

[11,198, 14,051] ng/mL

12,600

[11,173, 14,026] ng/mL

25

[− 1124, 61,175] ng/mL

p = 0.9647

50.8

[37.8, 63.8] min

36.8

[23.8, 49.8] min

14.0

[− 1.9, 29.8] min

p = 0.0810

Data given as mean [95% CI]

MLE mulberry leaf extract, GLP-1 glucagon-like peptide 1, GIP glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, IL-6 interleukin-6