Table 1.

Schedule of treatment of the animals.

Group (n = 5)	Treatment	Duration
Group 1 (normal control)	Distilled water (5 mL/kg)	4 weeks
Group 2	150 mg/kg of Gliclazide (equiv. of 30 mg/day in humans)	2 weeks
Group 3	Untreated diabetics	2 weeks
Group 4	Diabetics treated with 150 mg/kg of Gliclazide	2 weeks
Group 5	Diabetics treated with 150 mg/kg of Gliclazide	4 weeks