To develop a minipig model of type 2 diabetes that simulates the common manifestations of the metabolic abnormalities and resembles the kidney pathology of type 2 diabetes in the human population, male Chinese Bama minipigs were divided into 2 groups (5 in each) and fed with a control diet (CD) or high-fat/ high-sucrose/ high-cholesterol diet (HFSCD) for 5 months. The biochemical parameters of blood and urine, and the oral glucose tolerance test were monitored after the feeding program. The insulin resistance was estimated by the HOMA-IR index and the glucose elimination constant (K(G)), and b...
