The Efficacy of Red Ginseng in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Animals

Table 1

Body weights and glucose levels in diabetic mice.

Groups	Body weight (g)		Glucose levels (mg/dL)
	0 weeks	8 weeks	0 weeks	8 weeks
T1-Con	38.4 ± 1.5	40.8 ± 1.4	136.9 ± 6.8	133.8 ± 6.2
T1-DM	39.6 ± 2.5	38.8 ± 2.8	≥600.00	≥600.00
T1-R100	37.2 ± 2.5	40.0 ± 1.2	≥600.00	≥600.00
T1-R200	37.8 ± 2.0	40.0 ± 3.0	≥600.00	≥600.00
T2-Con	20.5 ± 0.5	23.3 ± 0.5	168.4 ± 0.8	177.8 ± 8.7
T2-DM	42.4 ± 0.9	65.9 ± 1.9***	267.5 ± 19.4	364.5 ± 30.2*
T2-R100	41.7 ± 0.9	65.0 ± 2.3***	310.8 ± 17.5	392.3 ± 15.8*
T2-R200	42.2 ± 1.3	66.9 ± 1.6***	335.6 ± 32.0	364.7 ± 30.7

Nondiabetic ICR mice (T1-Con), STZ-induced diabetic mice as the type 1 diabetic mice model (T1-DM), STZ-induced diabetic mice treated with RG 100 mg/kg (T1-R100), STZ-induced diabetic mice treated with RG 200 mg/kg (T1-R200), dbh mice (T2-Con), dbdb mice as the type 2 diabetic mice model (T2-DM), dbdb mice treated with RG 100 mg/kg (T2-R100), and dbdb mice treated with RG 200 mg/kg (T2-R200) groups were evaluated for their body weights and blood glucose levels. The data shown indicate the means ± SEM. *P < 0.05 and ***P < 0.001 indicate significant differences from the values at 0 weeks.