Nutritional recommendations for diabetic patients and treatment with alpha-glucosidase inhibitors.

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.