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acarbose

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ac·ar·bose  (kär-bs)
n.
A drug for use in the management of non-insulin-dependent diabetes that reduces plasma glucose by slowing the absorption of starches and sugars from the intestine.



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A typical dose is 50 mg of acarbose taken before each meal (three times a day).
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, which include acarbose and miglitol, can help lower the absorption of sugar and carbohydrates in the intestines.
Currently, anti-diabetic drugs acting through inhibiting carbohydrate absorption from the intestine are usually [alpha]-glucosidase inhibitors, such as acarbose and miglitol, which inhibit the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simple ones in order to reduce glucose absorption and hence only work with a meal containing complex carbohydrates (Bischoff, 1994; Yee and Fong, 1996).
 
 
 
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