Table 1.

Body weight and serum metabolite data from aged matched non-diabetic (ND) and Type 2 diabetic rats (DM)

	12 wk		48 wk
	ND (n = 9)	DM (n = 6)	ND (n = 7)	DM (n = 6)
Body weight, g	292 ± 12	412 ± 29*	386 ± 32	472 ± 19*
Glucose, mM	8.1 ± 0.4	32.9 ± 4.2*	11.9 ± 1.1	46.6 ± 3.8*
FFA, mM	0.36 ± 0.3	0.51 ± 0.5*	0.65 ± 0.5	1.12 ± 0.09*
Insulin, nM	0.69 ± 0.09	2.59 ± 0.22*	0.51 ± 0.06	0.23 ± 0.05*,#

* P < 0.05 vs age matched ND rats, ^#p < 0.05 vs 12 Wk DM rats.