“Diabegon”, a safe and effective polyherbal therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Effect of 6 mo polyherbal therapy on lipidemia

Biochemicalparameter	Variations at 3 monthly intervals following polyherbal therapy
	0 d	3 mo	6 mo	Meanchange
Total cholestero (mg/dL)	162.08 ± 6.00	144.84 ± 5.20b	146.8 ± 4.70a	(↓ 9.4%)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	140.81 ± 6.88	126.74 ± 6.88	122.3 ± 4.50a	(↓ 13.1%)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	34.38 ± 1.37	35.28 ± 1.04	37.9 ± 1.20a	(↑ 9.8%)
LDL cholesterol	99.33 ± 5.61	84.21 ± 5.21b	81.98 ± 4.84a	(↓ 17.4%)
VLDL (mg/dL)	28.16 ± 1.37	25.35 ± 1.37	23.71 ± 1.13a	(↓ 15.8%)

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM;

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.001 compared to 0^th d levels. HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very low density lipoprotein.