INS and Insulin resistance: The scatter plots in Figures 1a-f demonstrate the relationships between the β-cell responsiveness and FBS (Figure 1a), HbA1c (Figure 1b), HOMA-IR (Figure 1c), BMI (Figure 1d), insulin (Figure 1e), and c-peptide (Figure 1d) levels of rats under varying conditions of normoglycemia or insulin resistance and with various treatment approaches.