Table 2.
Changes in body weights, water and dietary intake in mice after 5 weeks of treatment.
| Body weight (g) | Water intake (ml g−1 body weight) | Diet intake (g g−1 body weight) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | After treatment | |||
| N | 32.1 ± 1.3 | 40.7 ± 2.4 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 0.178 ± 0.048 |
| D | 27.4 ± 4.6* | 29.2 ± 3.9** | 0.72 ± 0.12** | 0.365 ± 0.015** |
| D + SG | 26.9 ± 5.6 | 34.4 ± 2.3* | 0.35 ± 0.09** | 0.305 ± 0.016** |
| D + G | 26.3 ± 2.2 | 30.8 ± 6.5 | 0.45 ± 0.08* | 0.359 ± 0.020 |
| D + S | 27.1 ± 4.1 | 34.7 ± 3.4* | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.342 ± 0.053 |
| D + M | 26.7 ± 3.3 | 34.9 ± 4.2* | 0.40 ± 0.07** | 0.345 ± 0.022 |
N: Normal control mice; D: diabetic control mice; D + SG: diabetic mice treated with scorpion (350 mg kg−1 per day) combined with gypsum (350 mg kg−1 per day); D + G: diabetic mice treated with gypsum (350 mg kg−1 per day); D + S: diabetic mice treated with scorpion (350 mg kg−1 per day); D + M: diabetic mice treated with metformin (250 mg kg−1 per day). Data were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 10). *P < .05, **P < .01 “D” versus “N”; *P < .05, **P < .01 “D + SG” versus “D”; *P < .05 “D + G” versus “D”; *P < .05 “D + S” versus “D”; *P < .05, **P < .01 “D + M” versus “D”.