Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) treatments will depend on the severity of symptoms ...

Since the mean insulin doses remained stable over the whole observation period the lowering effect of blood glucose parameters should be the result of the add-on acarbose. Nevertheless ...

Conclusion: Acarbose was shown to have the potential to delay further deterioration of glucose control in type 2 diabetes patients who are very poorly controlled with maximum sulfonylurea doses.