. 2021 Jan 20;25:100917. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100917

Table 4.

Antidiabetic effect of GESP and EFYT (500 mg/kg bd.wt./day) on FBG (mmol/L) level of diabetic rats (n = 6).

Weeks	DC	D1 (GESP)	D2 (EFYT)	D3 (GESP + EFYT)
0 week	14.82 ± 0.6	15.35 ± 0.7	14.5 ± 0.9	15.4 ± 0.2
1st week	15.53 ± 1.1	14.2 ± 1.1	14.22 ± 0.6	14.48 ± 0.3
2nd week	16.67 ± 0.9	12.5^ba±0.9	13.74^ba±1.0	12.4^ba±0.9
3rd week	19.58^aa±1.2	10.6^aabb±1.1	12.53^bb±0.9	10.86^aabb±0.6
4th week	21.89^ab±1.1	9.54^abbb±0.4	11.64^bb±0.8	9.18^abbb±0.8
5th week	23.55^ab±1.3	8.93^abbb±0.3	10.8^aabb±0.4	7.92^abbb±1.1
6th week	24.35^ab±1.1	8.13^abbb±0.8	10.01^aabb±0.5	7.31^abbb±0.6
After withdrew supplementary feeding
7th week	26.03 ± 1.1	8.96 ± 0.2	10.98 ± 1.2	7.66 ± 0.4
8th week	27.64^ca±1.1	9.53 ± 0.1	11.64 ± 0.4	8.04 ± 0.6
9th week	28.8^cb±0.9	9.81 ± 0.2	12.45 ± 0.9	8.18 ± 0.7

GESP: Germinated endosperm of sugar palm; EFYT: Elephant foot yam tuber; DC: Diabetic control.

^ap < 0.05.

^bp < 0.001; Mean ± standard deviation.

^a indicates compare with initial day (0 week) in the same groups.

^b indicates compare with diabetic control group at the same week.

^c indicates compare with 6th week in the same group after omitting supplementary feeding.