Table 1.

Effects of nitrate and L-NAME on fasting plasma glucose and insulin, HOMA-IR

Group	Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	Fasting insulin (U/ml)	HOMA-IR
C	4.11 ± 0.27	111.99 ± 8.85	3.64 ± 0.29
D	14.11 ± 0.43***	58.55 ± 6.93***	5.31 ± 0.64 **
DN	11.41 ± 0.45 *** #	55.20 ± 10.21 ***	3.91 ± 0.59
D + Ln	11.66 ± 0.55 *** #	75.56 ± 9.99 ***	5.95 ± 0.81 **
DN + Ln	11.19 ± 0.47 *** #	70.66 ± 9.13 ***	5.01 ± 0.58 **

Values are expressed as means ± SEM of three independent replicates. n = 8 animals per group.

** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs Control (C) values