Gynostemma pentaphyllum Tea Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Table 2
Plasma glucose, insulin levels, and SIGIT mean in two kinds of treatment.
GP treatment
Placebo treatment
value
FPG before treatment (mmol/L)
8.2 ± 0.9
7.9 ± 0.8
0.385
FPG after treatment (mmol/L)
6.3 ± 0.8
7.7 ± 1.9
0.039
Change in FPG (mmol/L)
−1.9 ± 1.0
−0.2 ± 1.5
<0.001
SSPG (SIGIT mean) (mmol/L)
12.5 ± 3.2
16.2 ± 4.1
<0.001
FPI before treatment (pmol/L)
123.6 ± 59.7
122.2 ± 79.9
0.971
FPI after treatment (pmol/L)
130.6 ± 81.3
120.1 ± 106.3
0.773
Change in FPI (pmol/L)
−0.23 ± 7.8
−0.3 ± 9.8
0.984
SSPI (pmol/L)
223.6 ± 91.0
218.1 ± 104.9
0.696
Results are means ± SD of sixteen patients in each treatment. FPG: fasting plasma glucose, FPI: fasting plasma insulin, SSPG: steady-state plasma glucose, and SSPI: steady-state plasma insulin.
