A potential synbiotic product improves the lipid profile of diabetic rats

Table 2 Plasma glucose levels of groups of non-diabetic and diabetic animals during the trial period

Groups	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV
Time	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV
Glucose
T0	117.20^B.a ± 2.22	119.10^C.a ± 2.60	121.00^C.a ± 1.78	125.40^C.a ± 2.36
T1	129.20^AB.b ± 3.71	503.14^B.a ± 25.17	504.67^B.a ± 22.68	534.50^B.a ± 21.02
T2	103.36^C.b ± 3.97	633.00^A.a ± 29.43	657.57^A.a ± 11.31	652.67 ^A.a ± 9.60
T3	134.46^A.b ± 2.41	538.60^B.a ± 14.05	551.29^B.a ± 12.97	554.33^B.a ± 12.84

Values are expressed in mg/dL (n=10, mean ± standard error). Means values for groups with lowercase letters on the same line do not differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05; comparing times, means with same capital letters in the same column do not differ significantly p ≤ 0.05. Group I = non-diabetic animals that received only chow diet (negative control), Group II = diabetic animals that received only chow diet (positive control), Group III = diabetic animals that received chow diet + 1 mL/kg bw/day of soybean and yacon unfermented product, Group IV = diabetic animals that received chow diet + 1 mL/kg bw/day of soybean and yacon unfermented product. T0 = initial blood collection, T1 = blood collection after a week to confirm the induction of diabetes mellitus, T2 = blood collection four weeks to detect any reversal of the diabetic condition, T3 = blood collection when sacrificed at end of experiment (7 weeks).

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