title: Acarbose reduces the risk of pre-lunch hypoglycemia in elderly people with diabetes eating rice porridge for breakfast.
abstract: To decrease the risk of postprandial hyperglycemia and late hypoglycemia in elderly people with diabetes who eat rice porridge for breakfast, we administered 50mg acarbose to 30 elderly people with type 2 diabetes. The results demonstrated that acarbose could prevent the fluctuations in post-breakfast blood glucose levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 83305, Taiwan. c2607c@ms56.hinet.net
authors.forename: Ching Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D020909:Acarbose / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019518:Postprandial Period / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D020909:Acarbose