To understand if acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor usually for treating diabetes, will further lower post meal glucose and inflammatory state when taking together with moderate amount of alcohol during meal tolerance test in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or mild diabetes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
RECRUITINGPostprandial hyperglycemia
Postprandial inflammatory responses
Postprandial oxidative stress
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