Cold Exposure Exacerbates the Development of Diabetic Polyneuropathy in the Rat

Table 1

Rat status at 20 weeks.

Group	Weight (g)	Glucose (mg/dL)	HbA1c (%)
	mean ± SEM	mean ± SEM	mean ± SEM
Nondiabetic, room temperature (𝑛=7)	533±14	125±22	4.8±0.3
Nondiabetic, cold-exposed (𝑛=7)	532±14	125±20	5.1±0.3
Diabetic, room temperature (𝑛=6)	372±16^∗	345±22^∗	10.7±0.3^∗
Diabetic, cold-exposed (𝑛=6)	379±16^∗	352±22^∗	10.9±0.3^∗

^∗𝑃<.0001 versus nondiabetic.