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Figure 5 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Figure 5

From: Postprandial hyperglycemia as an etiological factor in vascular failure

Figure 5

Effects 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.

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