Table 2.

Effect of deuterium content of drinking water on the metabolic parameters of STZ-treated rats without insulin administration

DDW	Body weight	Chow	Water consumption	Diuresis	Glycoseuria
(ppm)	(g)	(g/100 g.bw./day)	(ml/100 g.bw./day)	(ml/100 g.bw./day)	(mmol/100 g.bw./day)
150	243.0* ± 15.6	26.5* ± 9.5	156.3* ± 16.3	102.6* ± 24.0	120.6* ± 20.2
	(8)
25	255.2* ± 29.6	24.8* ± 8.9	165.8* ± 21.6	105.1* ± 16.9	118.31* ± 23.5
	(8)

There were no statistically significant differences between the examined parameters

Stars indicate significant differences (p < 0.001) compared to the corresponding values of the non-diabetic animals