Abstract
To clarify the optimum timing for ingestion of acarbose, a 100 mg dose of this oral hypoglycaemic agent was administered 30 min before, at the beginning, and 15 min after ingestion of a test meal, and the effects of the drug on blood glucose rises were compared with increases observed after a control meal (no drug). Twenty-four patients with Type 2 diabetes were included in a randomized, open, cross-over study. The smallest increases in blood glucose (p < 0.001) occurred when acarbose was taken at the beginning and 15 min after starting the test meal (3.3 +/- 1.6 mmol l-1 and 3.3 +/- 1.4 mmol l-1). The increase in blood glucose levels when acarbose was taken 30 min before the test meal was significantly higher (4.2 +/- 1.8 mmol l-1) and it was at its maximum following the control meal (5.2 +/- 1.7 mmol l-1). Similar results were observed when the effects of acarbose on insulin and C-peptide levels were measured. It is recommended that patients should be instructed to take acarbose with their first mouthful of food.
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