Table 3. Weight and blood glucose levels at time of death.

Group	n	Weight (g)	Blood glucose (mg/dl)
Control 1 week	25	254.1±7.6	104.6±3.4
Diabetic 1 week	24	189.9±9.9***	401.7±25.5***
Control 4 weeks	33	341.9±11.8	91.1±1.7
Diabetic 4 weeks	25	225.8±7.8***	437.9±11.9***
Control 12 weeks	36	363.9±14.9	96.7±3.9
Diabetic 12 weeks	30	237.3±11.2***	479.1±8.8***

Animals were weighed and blood glucose levels were measured before sacrifice. The triple asterisk indicates a p<0.001, significantly different from control, using the two-tailed Student’s t-test.