Table 3 Serum glucose level and lipid profile at post treatment days 15 and 30
|  | Control (n = 6) | STZ (n = 6) | Metformin (n = 6) | Flax oil (n = 6) | Fish oil (n = 6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glucose level (mg/dl) | |||||
 At day 15 | 53.72 ± 3.58 | 294.11 ± 14.85** | 340.98 ± 30.14 | 280.12 ± 12.62 | 315.36 ± 10.66 |
 At day 30 | 54.11 ± 4.89 | 309.65 ± 33.54** | 300.64 ± 6.75 | 315.18 ± 16.20 | 269.23 ± 16.96 |
Lipid profile | |||||
 Post treatment day 15 | |||||
  Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 43.37 ± 3.76 | 98.24 ± 12.83** | 58.79 ± 4.47# | 87.31 ± 9.03 | 69.44 ± 3.16 |
  Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 72.74 ± 6.15 | 171.96 ± 39.49 | 145.58 ± 20.68 | 114.01 ± 15.45 | 133.95 ± 23.67 |
  HDL (mg/dl) | 10.03 ± 0.83 | 22.10 ± 2.11** | 8.09 ± 1.55## | 22.93 ± 1.95 | 13.80 ± 1.17# |
  LDL (mg/dl) | 17.31 ± 1.44 | 38.12 ± 3.65** | 13.96 ± 2.68## | 39.56 ± 3.37 | 23.82 ± 2.20# |
  VLDL (mg/dl) | 14.54 ± 1.23 | 34.39 ± 7.89 | 29.19 ± 4.13 | 22.80 ± 3.09 | 26.79 ± 4.73 |
 Post treatment day 30 | |||||
  Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 44.44 ± 2.04 | 68.22 ± 10.04* | 34.35 ± 4.71## | 49.25 ± 2.82 | 34.62 ± 4.75## |
  Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 66.29 ± 5.96 | 201.33 ± 31.23** | 43.14 ± 8.12## | 44.81 ± 11.19## | 42.03 ± 9.13## |
  HDL (mg/dl) | 10.71 ± 0.70 | 9.95 ± 1.10 | 7.97 ± 1.02 | 13.05 ± 1.06 | 8.73 ± 0.71 |
  LDL (mg/dl) | 18.48 ± 1.21 | 17.16 ± 1.90 | 13.75 ± 1.77 | 22.52 ± 1.83 | 15.05 ± 1.23 |
  VLDL (mg/dl) | 13.25 ± 1.19 | 40.26 ± 6.24** | 8.62 ± 1.62## | 8.96 ± 2.23## | 8.40 ± 1.82## |