Potential Interaction of Fresh Garlic with Metformin during Ischemia-Reperfusion Induced Cardiac Injury in Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Effect on body weight and blood sugar.

Groups	Body weight (g)			Blood glucose (mg/dl)
	Baseline	At the end of four weeks	At the end of eight weeks	Baseline	At the end of eight weeks	72 hours after alloxan
Diabetic control	202.71 ± 6.2	218.32 ± 9.2	245.52 ± 8.2^c	160 ± 1.7	193.23 ± 3.5^b	329.28 ± 3.1^c
D-GH	210.98 ± 8.3	224.41 ± 10.3	252.54 ± 11.1^c	148 ± 2.4	185.67 ± 7.7^b	312.56 ± 7.5^c
D-MET	204.73 ± 10.5	222.21 ± 8.8	258.32 ± 9.7^c	110 ± 1.5	153.23 ± 6.9^b	321.56 ± 8.5^c
D-(GH + MET)	210.45 ± 8.2	226.82 ± 7.2	260.43 ± 8.3^c	122 ± 1.8	185.39 ± 8.5^b	316.54 ± 10.6^c

Data are given as mean ± SEM, where ^b and ^c when compared to baseline; D-GH, GH of 250 mg/kg in diabetic rats; D-MET, MET of 70 mg/kg in diabetic rats; and D-(GH + MET), GH plus MET in diabetic rats.