Table 5.
Contents of ur ine in the rats fed the experimental diets

Experimental groups1)	N	STZ	STZ-M	STZ-G	STZ-MG
Bilirubin	-2)	-	-	-	-
(mg/dL)	(0~0.4)	(0~0.4)	(0~0.4)	(0~0.4)	(0~0.4)
Ketones	-	-	-	-	-
(mg/dL)	(0~4)	(0~4)	(0~4)	(0~4)	(0~4)
Protein	-	-	-	-	-
(mg/dL)	(0~29)	(0~29)	(0~29)	(0~29)	(0~29)
Glucose	-	++++	++	++	++
(mg/dL)	(0~49)	(1500~2000)	(376~750)	(376~750)	(376~750)
pH	8.0	5.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
	(7.8~8.2)	(>5.2)	(6.8~7.2)	(6.8~7.2)	(6.8~7.2)

N, normal rat+basal control diet; STZ, DM rats++basal control diet; STZ-M, DM rats+feed diet containg 5% mulberry leaf powder; STZ-G, DM rats+feed diet containg 5% green tea powder; STZ-MG, DM rats+feed diet containg 5% mixture of mulberry leaf and green tea powder. and green tea powder
normal (nggative); +, slightly higher than normal; ++, moderately higher than normal; +++, very higher than noraml; ++++, extremly higher than normal.