Table 3.

Three cases of T2DM in chimpanzees with clinical history of mean fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c values

Animal	Description	Year	Weight (kg)	Mean fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	Mean HbA1c (%)	Notes
CB0090	Adult female; born 1 Jan 1971; HIV (+)	2001	58	360	not tested	T2DM diagnosed; began glucophage 850 mg twice daily; started high-fiber diet.
		2002	48.5	127	not tested	Glucophage increased to 1063 mg twice daily.
		2003	62	132	not tested	Renal cyst found on ultrasound exam.
		2004	62	342	10.2	Systemic hypertension diagnosed.
		2005	65	135		Glucophage increased to 2000 mg daily. Began glipizide 5 mg daily.
		2006	65.5	122	5.3
		2007	66	106	5.5
		2008	61	121	5.6
		2009	61	141	4.6	Slight anemia: A1c perhaps decreased artifactually due to decreased RBC.
		2010	58	109	4.7
836	Adult female; born 1 Jan 1971; Hepatitis C (+)	2003	not tested	148
		2004	not tested	155	5.9
		2005	51.5	144	6.3	T2DM diagnosed; began glucophage 850 mg twice daily.
		2006	47	107	6.0
		2007	46.5	112	5.6
		2008	50	not tested	7.3	Began high-fiber diet.
		2009	47.5	140	6.4
		2010	45	110	5.6
778	Adult female; born 23 July 1972	2005	not tested	not tested	not tested	T2DM diagnosed; began glucophage 850 mg twice daily.
		2006	63.5	118	5.7
		2007	64	110	5.6
		2008	64.5	116	6.2	Began high-fiber diet.
		2009	65.5	139	8.7
		2010	66.5	118	6.6	Better control needed—evaluate at next scheduled exam.