Figure 1.

Effect of the 3-week treatment of Aloe vera extract (300 mg/kg) in streptozotocin-induced Wistar diabetic rats. ^aEffect of Aloe vera on fasting plasma glucose (mmol) levels. ^bEffect of Aloe vera on serum insulin (pmol) levels. ^cEffect of Aloe vera treatment on insulin: glucose ratio (pmol/mmol) levels. (a) Statistically significant increase in fasting plasma glucose and decrease in insulin and insulin: glucose ratio levels in Group II compared with Group I (P < 0.0001). (b and c) Statistically significant decrease in fasting plasma glucose and increase in insulin and insulin: glucose ratio in Groups III and IV when compared with Group II (P < 0.0001)