Antidiabetic Activity of Aloe vera Leaves

Table 1

Effect of AVM on fructosamine levels during four weeks of incubation using the BSA/glucose system.

Experimental groups	Fructosamine (mM)
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
BSA/glucose	87.2 ± 0.8	97.9 ± 0.9	108.5 ± 1.6	119.6 ± 1.2
BSA/glucose/AVM (0.30 mg/ml)	86.7 ± 1.2	85.5 ± 1.3^a	86.3 ± 0.8^a	86.9 ± 1.4^a
BSA/glucose/AVM (0.60 mg/ml)	83.4 ± 0.8^a	84.3 ± 0.5^b	85.1 ± 1.2^c	85.6 ± 1.7^d
BSA/glucose/AVM (1.2 mg/ml)	80.1 ± 1.1^a	82.7 ± 1.3^b	83.5 ± 0.9^c	84.1 ± 1.3^d
BSA/glucose/AVM (2.5 mg/ml)	77.8 ± 1.2^a	79.2 ± 1.8^b	81.4 ± 0.5^c	82.7 ± 1.4^d
BSA/glucose/AVM (5 mg/ml)	74.4 ± 1.5^a	75.4 ± 1.2^b	77.1 ± 0.6^c	77.5 ± 1.4^d
BSA/glucose/AG (5 mg/ml)	72.1 ± 1.4^a	73.9 ± 1.5^b	74.5 ± 1.2^c	75.8 ± 0.9^d

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 3). when compared to BSA/glucose at week one; when compared to BSA/glucose at week two; when compared to BSA/glucose at week three; when compared to BSA/fructose at week four.