Table 1.

Levels of blood glucose at various stages of study

Grouping/days	0th Day (a)	15th Day (b)	30th Day (c)
Control	110.46 ± 0.403CNS	112.46 ± 0.403CNS	111.5 ± 0.357CNS
Diabetic control	298.33 ± 0.314**	398.66 ± 0.372**	501.7 ± 0.322**
Diabetic + Glibenclamide	300.5 ± 0.357**	256.46 ± 0.36**	121.4 ±0.403**
Diabetic +  Alpinia calcarata	295.53 ± 0.361NS	270.4 ± 0.357NS	130.4 ± 0.314**
Alpinia calcarata alone	109 ± 0.403NS	110.46 ± 0.314NS	110.5 ± 0.361NS

Values are expressed as Mean ± S.D.

Values are taken as a mean of five individuals’ experiment.

a = 0^th day compared with 15th day.

b = 15^th day compared with 30th day.

c = 0^th day compared with 30th day.

NS – Non Significant **-p < 0.05.