Table 2.

Body weight, blood glucose and insulin levels, urine protein excretion and urine protein/urine creatinine ratio in the control and diabetic Psammomys at the beginning of the experiment (time 0) and at 8 and 16 wk of the experimental period

^*P<0.005 vs. control, ^†P<0.001 vs. control, ^‡P<0.001 vs. time 16 wk, ^§P<0.005 vs. time 0.