Table 2.

Effect of the administration of saline (3 mL/Kg), metformin (150 mg/Kg), or SGD (1240 mg/Kg) on body weight (g) of male rats.

	0 days	14 days	28 days	42 days
Control group	380 ± 16∗∗	450 ± 21∗∗	510 ± 24∗∗	520 ± 25∗∗
Diabetic group	350 ± 13	325 ± 12	320 ± 14	300 ± 15
Metformin group	350 ± 14	340 ± 11	330 ± 12	320 ± 16
SGD group	340 ± 12	300 ± 9	320 ± 10	300 ± 15

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ^∗∗P < 0.01 versus the diabetic group.