1 THE EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC LEAVES EXTRACT OF FICUS GLUMOSA ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN DIABETIC RATS. By UMAR ZAYYANU USMAN MB BS (UDUS 2006) MSc/MED/02752/2009-2010 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA AUGUST, 2012