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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for ACARBOSE
  1. Type 2 diabetes - oral medicines 
    ... This helps lower blood sugar after a meal. Acarbose (Precose) and miglitol (Glyset) are alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000989.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (image) 
    Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (such as acarbose) decrease the absorption of carbohydrates from the digestive tract, thereby lowering the after-meal glucose levels.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19826.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Malabsorption 
    ... antacids, some medicines used to treat obesity, colchicine, acarbose, phenytoin, cholestyramine) Gastrectomy and surgical treatments for obesity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000299.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Abdominal bloating 
    ... bloating if you take the oral diabetes medicine acarbose. Some other medicines or foods containing lactulose or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003123.htm - Medical Encyclopedia