Figure 3

Biweekly plasma glucose and insulin concentrations. Biweekly plasma glucose (A) and insulin (B) concentrations control (-◆- closed diamonds, fed to requirement; n = 7), overweight (-□- open squares, fed 125% of nutrient requirements; n = 8) and obese (-•- closed circles, fed 150% of nutrient requirements; n = 5) ewes through the pre-pregnancy portion of the study prior to breeding (dashed line) and through the first half of gestation.