Table I.

Blood glucose levels of rats (mg/dl).

Time point	CONTROL (n=10)	DM (n=10)	DM + LIN (n=10)	LIN (n=10)
Before model establishment	113.40±15.67	413.20±46.94a	465.20±95.20a,b	98.60±7.71c
1 week after model establishment	97.56±9.96	528.50±81.37a	547.50±76.77a,b	102.80±15.75c
2 weeks after model establishment	104.89±5.88	564.70±40.72a	572.10±56.26a,b	106.10±11.50c
3 weeks after model establishment	103.44±6.52	566.20±39.47a	579.90±39.64a,b	98.70±9.73c

The data are presented as the mean ± SD.

^aP<0.001 vs. CONTROL,

^bP<0.001 vs. LIN and

^cP<0.001 vs. DM at the same time point. DM, diabetes mellitus; LIN, linalool.