Table 1.

General characteristics after streptozotocin injection at termination of study

Parameters	Ctrl	DM
Bodyweight (g)	389.0 ± 29.0	196.5 ± 41.7*
Water intake (mL/kg/day)	136.5 ± 5.1	781.6 ± 18.3*
Food consumption (g/kg/day)	86.2 ± 4.3	193.5 ± 12.8*
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.1 ±1.7	29.6 ± 3.4*

General characteristics after streptozotocin injection at termination of study.

n = 12/group.

^* P < 0.05 versus non‐diabetic rats (Ctrl). DM, diabetic rats.