Table 2.

Effects of acupuncture on plasma FPG, plasma FINS, serum C-P, and HOMA-IR in OLETF rats.

Group	FPG (mmol·L−1)	FINS (mU·L−1)	HOMA-IR	C-P (ng·L−1)
SD	9.26 ± 1.69	56.30 ± 0.74	1.36 ± 0.81	277.84 ± 10.96
OLETF	11.53 ± 2.43∗	59.53 ± 2.02∗∗	1.48 ± 0.86∗	305.41 ± 7.83∗∗
Acupuncture+OLETF	6.19 ± 0.93∗∗△△	56.67 ± 1.80△△	1.19 ± 0.66∗∗△△	286.44 ± 10.82△△

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 8 each group).

  ^∗ P < 0.05 and  ^∗∗ P < 0.01 versus SD group;  ^△△ P < 0.01 versus OLETF group.

FPG: fasting blood glucose; FINS: fasting insulin; C-P: C peptide; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance; OLETF: Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty; SD: Sprague-Dawley.