Table 1

 3-h incremental area under the curve (AUC) glucose and 2-h total AUC insulin for 75 g oral glucose tolerance test performed with and without 1500 mg glucosamine sulphate

Patient ID3-h incremental AUC for glucose (mg min/ml)2-h total AUC insulin (mIU min/ml)
75-g glucose tolerance75-g glucose tolerance
Without GlcNWith GlcNWithout GlcNWith GlcN
AUC, area under the curve; GIcN, glucosamine
2744717.815.2
3533310.010.4
475636.05.3
6−19526.85.1
138386.03.2
1430606.66.8
1528413.715.8
1839403.34.1
1927635.56.3
206539.811.2
211342.82.4
2223393.85.3
231656.95.0
Mean (SD)29 (27)39 (22)7.6 (4.1)7.4 (4.2)
56611711.811.2
72372973.53.8
1713116011.410.4
Mean (SD)145 (86)191 (94)8.9 (3.8)8.5 (3.3)