Table 1.

Effect of oral administration of 50% Momordicacharantia (MC)fruit juice (10 ml/kg) on serum glucose, insulin, insulin resistance index, β-cell function percent and serum fructosamine level, in diabetic rats.

Parameters	Normal	Diabetic	MC Prophylaxis	MC treatment
Glucose (mg/dL)	82.59 ± 3.82	253.40* ± 8.18	135.99# ± 6.27	149.79# ± 1.90
Insulin (μIU/mL)	4.67 ± 0.22	2.39* ± 0.27	3.41# ± 0.08	3.28# ± 0.08
Insulin resistance	0.94 ± 0.22	1.48* ± 1.47	1.13# ± 0.08	1.19# ± 0.05
β-Cell function (%)	87.41 ± 3.44	4.34* ± 0.20	17.63# ± 0.61	13.85# ± 0.30
Fructosamine (mmol/L)	0.96 ± 0.04	3.04* ± 0.07	0.99# ± 0.01	1.01# ± 0.04

Results are presented as mean ± S.E.M (n = 6).

^*p < 0.05 (significantly different from normal group); #p < 0.05 (significantly different from diabetic group) by one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc test.