The Effect of Morinda citrifolia L. Fruit Juice on the Blood Sugar Level and Other Serum Parameters in Patients with Diabetes Type 2

Table 3

Changes in the HbA1c (% ) blood level of patients with DT2 during 50 days of NFJ intake (2ml/kg bw per day).

No. of patients	at start	after 4 weeks	after 8 weeks
1	6.2	6.1	5.6
2	6.4	6.6	6.6
3	6.9	6.5	6.3
4	6.4	6.7	6.6
5	6.6	6.6	6.3
6	6.9	5.9	5.6
7	6.9	6.5	6.8
8	7.6	7.0	6.6
9	5.4	5.6	5.6
10	7.0	7.2	6.7
11	7.9	8.0	8.3
12	7.2	7.6	7.3
13	7.2	7.4	6.9
14	7.3	6.9	6.9
15	6.5	5.9	5.9
16	6.9	6.9	7.4
17	7.4	7.3	7.3
18	6.3	6.5	6.5
19	5.5	5.4	no data
20	7.2	6.7	6.3
Mean (range)	6.80; (5.5-7.9)	6.67; (5.4-8.0)	6.61; (5.6-8.3)
SD	0.64	0.67	0.69
p-value		0.1	0.04

from paired t-test (values at start against values after 4 weeks; N=20).
from paired t-test (values at start against values after 8 weeks; N=19).