title: Nutritional recommendations for diabetic patients and treatment with alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.
abstract: Adjunctive treatment with acarbose (possibLy together with sulphonylurea or insulin treatment) can be effectively utilised to achieve blood glucose control if postprandial hyperglycaemia is a problem and cannot be sufficiently controlled by dietary modifications. The alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, acarbose, should be taken with meals that are rich in complex carbohydrates and low in simple sugars, as recommended by diabetes associations, to achieve the greatest possible benefit from treatment.
mesh_terms: D020909:Acarbose; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004063:Digestion / Q000187:drug effects; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D014312:Trisaccharides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D014312:Trisaccharides; D002784:Cholesterol; D020909:Acarbose