Objective To explore the effect of ibrolipim on the structure and function of the islets in diabetic miniature pigs. Methods Fifteen Guizhou miniature pigs were randomly divided into 3 groups with similar body weight: normal control group (control diet, CD), experiment group (high fat and high sucrose diet, HFSD), treatment group (high fat and high sucrose diet plus treatment by 1% ibrolipim, HFSD + 1% ibrolipim). Blood samples were withdrawn from the orbital sinus of the animals at the end of each month after overnight fasting. The fas...