Parameter

IG participants (n = 17)

UC participants (n = 19)

Baseline

4 months

6 months

9 months

Baseline

4 months

6 months

9 months

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

FPG (mmol/L⁻¹)

6.03

0.36

5.96

0.49

5.95

0.41

6.04

0.49

6.20

0.47

6.21

0.83

6.18

0.57

6.10

0.48

2 hr gluc (mmol/L⁻¹)

7.29

2.27

6.29

1.96

6.52

1.68

6.67

1.98

8.00

2.72

7.70

2.55

6.69

2.71

6.35

1.85

HbA_1c (mmol/mol⁻¹)

38.1

5.2

37.7

4.9

36.7

3.9

36.7

4.3

39.4

5.5

37.9

5.8

38.9

5.7

38.5

3.6

Insulin (pmol/L⁻¹)

105.4

58.27

96.03

31.62

105.6

38.17

112.7

39.40

127.2

98.47

149.7

139.2

121.1

73.47

120.8

62.86

Haematocrit (%)

41.11

4.28

43.12

3.57

42.72

2.92

43.94

3.97

42.34

3.94

41.69

3.91

43.59

7.15

41.95

5.02

Haemoglobin (g/dL⁻¹)

13.27

3.04

15.54

2.64

15.29

1.74

15.00

2.15

14.53

1.65

14.91

1.65

15.58

1.51

14.75

2.12