Figure 5From: Postprandial hyperglycemia as an etiological factor in vascular failureEffects of acarbose on vascular endothelial function and inflammatory status in patients with mild diabetes mellitus. We compared flow mediated vasodilation (FMD) and levels of high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) and circulating vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 in 16 patients undergoing dietary therapy alone (controls) and 19 patients receiving acarbose 100 mg 3 times daily before each meal. FMD increased and hsCRP and VCAM-1 levels decreased after 3 months of acarbose treatment, although these effects were absent in the controls.Back to article page