GLUCOBAY 50
Uses of GLUCOBAY 50
Acarbose is an anti-diabetic drug used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2. However, a recent large study concludes “acarbose is effective, safe in patients with type 2 diabetes.
How It Work
It is a starch blocker. hence inhibits alpha glucosidase, an intestinal enzyme that releases glucose from larger carbohydrates.
Inhibition of these enzyme systems reduces the rate of digestion of complex carbohydrates. Because carbohydrates are not splits into glucose molecules, the glucose absorption is decline. Thereby decrease in current blood glucose levels.
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