Table 3.

Effect of the administration of saline (3 mL/Kg), metformin (150 mg/Kg), or SGD (1240 mg/Kg) on water intake (ml/kg body weight/day) by male rats.

	0 days	14 days	28 days	42 days
Control group	152 ± 11∗∗	155 ± 13∗∗	153 ± 17∗∗	151 ± 20∗∗
Diabetic group	1047 ± 19	1212 ± 23	1223 ± 21	1257 ± 19
Metformin group	1024 ± 15	1007 ± 9	994 ± 25	912 ± 11∗
SGD group	1105 ± 21	1003 ± 11	1001 ± 18	954 ± 122∗

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ^∗P < 0.05 versus the diabetic group; ^∗∗P < 0.01 versus the diabetic group.