Table 1.
Characteristic | Diabetic | Non-diabetic | |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-treatment (n = 5) | Post-treatment (n = 5) | No-treatment (n = 4) | |
Age (Years) | 51 ± 3 | 51 ± 3 | 48 ± 3 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 35 ± 3 | 35 ± 2 | 26 ± 1† |
Serum glucose (mmol) | 11.9 ± 2.1 | 7.6 ± 1.1 | 5.2 ± 0.6† |
HbA1c (%) | 7.7 ± 0.7 | 7.1 ± 0.9 | 5.8 ± 0.1† |
Serum insulin (pmol/l) | 159 ± 28 | 69 ± 14* | 63 ± 21† |
Serum C-peptide (nmol/l) | 2.13 ± 0.80 | 1.23 ± 0.23 | 0.73 ± 0.20 |
Serum triacylglycerol (mmol) | 3.96 ± 2.54 | 2.43 ± 1.36 | 1.33 ± 0.14 |
Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.54 ± 0.65 | 4.79 ± 1.78 | 4.95 ± 0.49 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 2.80 ± 0.36 | 2.46 ± 0.26 | 2.72 ± 0.23 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.27 ± 0.10 | 1.09 ± 0.16 | 1.37 ± 0.16 |
Values are mean ± SEM
p < 0.05, post-treatment vs pre-treatment in diabetic participants;
p < 0.05, non-diabetic control participants vs pre-treated diabetic participants