Partial Replacement with Menhaden Oil Improves Peripheral Neuropathy in High-Fat-Fed Low-Dose Streptozotocin Type 2 Diabetic Rat

Table 3

Effect of partial menhaden oil substitution in the diet of high-fat/streptozotocin diabetic rats on change in body weight, blood glucose, hemoglobin A₁C, and epididymal fat pad.

Determination	Control (10)	Diabetic (10)	Diabetic + menhaden oil (10)
Start weight (g)	316±2	306±2	309±2
End weight (g)	505±9	503±16	461±27
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	158±6	351±39^a	400±37^a
Hb A1C (%)	8.9±0.3	16.6±0.9^a	14.0±1.0^a
Epididymal fat pad (g)	6.6±0.4	9.2±0.8^a	6.6±0.8

Data are presented as the mean ± S.E.M. ^a𝑃<0.05 compared to control. Parentheses indicate the number of experimental animals.