Table 1 Baseline blood composition

White blood cells

17,000/mm^3*

Total protein

5.1 g/dL*

Hematocrit

37.0%*

Albumin

3.0 g/dL*

Hemoglobin

12.6 g/dL*

Aspartate aminotransferase

156 IU/L*

Platelets

180,000 /mm³

Alanine aminotransferase

63 IU/L*

HbA1c

6.4%

Lactate dehydrogenase

543 IU/L*

Anti-GAD antibody

5.3 U/mL*

Creatinine kinase

1753 IU/L*

Anti-IA-2 antibody

<0.4 U/mL

Creatinine kinase-MB

161 IU/L*

Fasting C-peptide

<0.03 ng/mL*

Troponin I

18.2 ng/m*L

Urea nitrogen

24.9 mg/dL*

Creatinine

0.76 mg/dL

Sodium

131 mmol/L*

Potassium

3.5 mmol/L*

Chloride

99 mmol/L*

Phosphorus

1.0 mmol/L*

Amylase

216 IU/L*

Lipase

578 IU/L*