I have only female mice and blood glucose do not exceed 170 mg/dl
while male showed results more than 250 mg/dl in previous experiment
See this research that gives you the answer is entitled:
Alloxan Diabetes in the Albino Rat as Influenced by Sex
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajplegacy.1951.166.2.364?journalCode=ajplegacy
Sex in which the phenotype develops. In some models, a phenotype develops in only one sex or much more dramatically in one sex. Additionally, though a phenotype may develop in both sexes, past research may have focused on only one sex. Generally, male mice are more severely affected by type 2 diabetes than female mice, and they are used exclusively in diet-induced diabetes studies.
Most researcher working with male mice because sex, and hormonal changes.
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