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The rats were sacrificed and whole blood was collected for hematological and serum lipid profile assays. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. Results: Diabetes induction resulted in decreases (p<0.05) in Red Blood Cell (RBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), White Blood Cell (WBC) and increases in Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin and Blood platelets compared to the normal control. Treatment with O. gratissimum extract reversed RBC (7.74±0.39 μL), WBC (16.57±3.02) and Platelet (804.33±194.02) levels, but not Hb, towards normal levels (7.99±0.04, 11.27±0.69, 839.67±10.17 respectively). Diabetes induction also resulted in increases (p<0.05) in Triglyceride (TG) and Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL), decreases (p<0.05) in High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) compared to normal control with no significant change in Total Cholesterol (TC). 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