Effects of diabetes and insulin treatment on physiological and biochemical parameters.

<p>BW: body weight; KW: kidney weight; KW/BW: kidney weight to body weight; PG: plasma glucose; TG: serum triglyceride; MDA: malondialdehyde; DM: diabetic rat; DM-treated: insulin-treated diabetic rat. Values are expressed as means ± SEM of 10 rats/group.</p><p>**<i>p</i><0.01, compared to control; ^##<i>p</i><0.01, compared to diabetic (DM).