Table 1.

Characteristics of animal cohorts

	Body weight (g)	Blood glucose (mmol/l)	HbA1c (%)
n	5	5
Control	613.4 ± 58.5	8.3 ± 0.8	n.d.
Diabetic (3 mth)	382.2 ± 49.6*	34.0 ± 3.3*	n.d.
n	6	6	6
Control	760.7 ± 61.8	8.1 ± 0.8	3.6 ± 0.2
Diabetic (6 mth)	421.6 ± 52.5*	30.9 ± 3.3*	10.0 ± 2.1*

Values are means ± SD. Non-fasting blood glucose concentration was measured using the Accu-Chek Compact Plus glucometer (Roche, Laval, Quebec City, Canada) and blood glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels by the A1CNow + system (Bayer Healthcare, Sunnyvale, CA). An asterisk (*) indicates statistically significant data with P ≤ 0.001 vs. control (using Student’s t-Test). N.d. = not determined.