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Acarbose
Pronounced ah-KAR-bose
Brand names: Precose
Type: Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (diabetes medicine) · All Diabetes Medicines
What Acarbose is used for
- Type 2 diabetes
- Slowing carbohydrate absorption after meals
◆ Kidney note
Avoided when kidney function is severely reduced.
Common side effects
- Gas
- Bloating
- Diarrhea
- Stomach pain
Important cautions
- Low blood sugar from other diabetes medicines taken with it must be treated with glucose (dextrose), not table sugar, because it blocks sugar absorption
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Diabetes Medicines
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.