Table 1. Characteristics of the diabetic subjects and controls in the study: age, body mass index (BMI) and plasma glucose concentration measured by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

Subjects with diabetes type 2 (N = 18)				Control group (N = 18)
Subject ID	Age, Years	BMI Kg/m2	OGTT glucose mmol/l	Subject ID	Age, Years	BMI Kg/m2	OGTT glucose mmol/l
D1	40	24	25.8	C1	34	25	4.8
D2	51	48	27.9	C2	54	27	4.2
D3	69	25	13.3	C3	60	24	3.8
D4	62	27	20.6	C4	68	39	3.5
D5	42	34	20.5	C5	39	31	5.5
D6	72	23	22.1	C6	58	33	4.7
D7	53	23	24.7	C7	55	39	4.6
D8	31	43	20.6	C8	52	24	5.4
D9	54	33	19.0	C9	58	27	5.3
D10	52	25	18.1	C10	72	27	5.1
D11	36	36	8.8	C11	70	29	6.5
D12	64	22	12.1	C12	43	25	3.2
D13	76	27	19.3	C13	59	23	5.2
D14	61	28	15.0	C14	68	28	5.6
D15	60	32	22.0	C15	74	23	4.5
D16	65	27	8.8	C16	65	32	4.2
D17	49	31	17.4	C17	64	24	9.2
D18	73	23	18.7	C18	63	24	4.0
Mean (s.d.)	56 (13)	30 (7)	18.6 (5.4)	Mean (s.d.)	59 (11)	28 (5)	5.0 (1.3)