Changes in body weight (a), fasting insulin (b), fasting blood glucose (c), insulin sensitivity index (d), and paw withdrawal latency (e) of rats subjected to a high calorie and high sugar diet for 7 weeks and a single intraperitoneal injection of a small dose (35 mg/kg) of STZ at 5 weeks
Data are presented as mean±SEM (n=8 in the normal group and n=44 in the model group). The data were analyzed using an independent-sample t-test. **
P<0.01, compared with the normal group