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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the berberine group, fasting and postload plasma glucose decreased from 7. 0 + / - 0. 8 to 5. 6 + / - 0. 9 and from 12. 0 + / - 2. 7 to 8. 9 + / - 2. 8 mm/liter, HbA1c from 7. 5 + / - 1. 0 % to 6. 6 + / - 0. 7 %, triglyceride from 2. 51 + / - 2. 04 to 1. 61 + / - 1. 10 mm/liter, total cholesterol from 5. 31 + / - 0. 98 to 4. 35 + / - 0. 96 mm/liter, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol from 3. 23 + / - 0. 81 to 2. 55 + / - 0. 77 mm/liter, with all parameters differing from placebo significantly (P < 0. 0001, P < 0. 0001, P < 0. 0001, P = 0. 001, P < 0. 0001, and P < 0. 0001, respectively).