Table 3.

Blood sample data

	Pre UFH injection			Post UFH injection
	FPG (mg/dL)	IRI (μU/mL)	FFA (μEq/L)	IRI (μU/mL)	FFA (μEq/L)
Group A	93.3 ± 15.2	3.69 ± 2.93	650.5 ± 310.9	4.47 ± 2.38	2026.2 ± 712.1*
Group B	84.3 ± 11.1	3.16 ± 3.41	1159.1 ± 393.0	2.88 ± 3.67	2115.5 ± 531.3*
P value	.0010	.099	<.0001	<.0001	.52

Group A: patients with minimum 6 h fasting. Group B: patients with minimum 18 h fasting and LCD preparation

UFH, unfractionated heparin; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; IRI, immunoreactive insulin; FFA, free fatty acid; LCD, low-carbohydrate diet

*P < .0001 vs before UFH administration