Table I.

Comparison of blood sugar levels in different groups for 8 weeks.

Week	Control (mg/dl)	GLB (mg/dl)	DM (mg/dl)	DM+GLB (mg/dl)	DM+GL (mg/dl)
1	70.50±4.92	67.00±5.15	360.50±32.33a	314.83±30.71a	297.67±20.69b
2	72.00±5.49	88.50±7.75	290.50±34.44a	311.67±49.73a	241.00±36.43c
3	79.17±3.25	100.50±5.68	351.17±43.25a	305.33±52.59a	176.50±38.65c
4	73.33±3.57	86.33±2.67	243.67±30.75a	170.67±41.11	187.50±45.61
5	72.00±3.98	75.67±3.55	301.50±55.41a	137.00±40.87d	192.50±54.94c
6	73.58±3.55	82.83±1.51	351.00±34.82a	69.50±13.69c	149.00±47.48c
7	73.00±4.25	83.00±4.37	457.00±20.99a	158.33±37.64c	165.83±49.04c
8	74.67±3.31	81.17±3.73	353.83±35.16a	174.50±30.99c	160.67±52.46c

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error of the mean.

^aP<0.001

^bP<0.01 vs. control

^cP<0.001

^dP<0.01 vs. DM. GLB, glabridin; DM, diabetes mellitus; GL, glibenclamide.