Skeletal Muscle Sorbitol Levels in Diabetic Rats with and without Insulin Therapy and Endurance Exercise Training

Table 1

Mean blood glucose, dose of NPH daily insulin administration, and final body weight by group. Data are expressed as means ± SEM. ^∗Significantly different from CE and CS. ^𝜑Significantly different from DS. ^#Significantly different from CE, CS, DE, and DS groups. ^𝜓Significantly different from all other groups. EDL: extensor digitorum longus, SOL: Soleus.

Groups (𝑛)	Blood glucose (mg/dl)	NPH Insulin (IU)	Body weight (g)	EDL (g)	SOL (g)
Diabetes sedentary no insulin, DSNI (6)	365±12^∗	—	372±20^#	0.157±0.03^𝝍	0.169±0.04^𝝍
Diabetic sedentary, DS (9)	317±14^∗	2.32±0.04	504±29	0.226 + 0.03	0.224±0.03
Diabetic exercise, DE (8)	303±20^∗	2.09±0.05^𝝋	451±11	0.224±0.02	0.234±0.03
Control sedentary, CS (8)	120±3	—	549±21	0.251±0.03	0.241±0.04
Control exercise, CE (8)	119±4	—	509±21	0.253±0.03	0.238±0.03