Table 1.

The serum insulin, glucose, HOMA-IR and HOMA-B of diabetic rats after 30 days of intervention

Animal groups	LDLc (mg/dl)	HDLc (mg/l)	Cholesterol (mg/l)	Triglyceride (mg/dl)
Normal control	14.33±1.8	30.33±2.67	50.83±4.78	39.83±2.71
Diabetic control	22.83±4.06	41.18±4.94	69.16±13.69	65.4±4.30*
Positive control	19.1±4.89	35.62±6.13	65.25±13.46	43.5 ±10.01**
E-150	21.5±1.96	41.87±4.41	71.5±8.37	47.66±5.89**
E-300	20.12±2.62	44.68±6.28	70.55±7.58	45.4±4.41**

E-150, E-300; the test groups which were fed with algae hydroalcoholic extracts at doses of 150 and 300 mg/kg of animal body weight respectively. Positive control, the group which was fed with 14mg/kg dose of metformin; HOMA-IR, the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. HOMA-B, the homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function. *Significance, when compared to the normal control group. ** Significance, when compared to the diabetic control group. Ln (HOMA.B), the natural Logarithms of HOMA-B index; (P-value ≤0.05)