ABSTRACT
Objective:To observe therapeutic effects of blood glucose control by using acarbose in combination with different insulin.Method:58 patients were randomly divided into two groups treated with either insulin glargine (Lan- tus;Aventis) or human NPH insulin (Novolin;NovoNordisk).Subcutaneous injection of insulin before sleep and oral acar- bose were carried out for the treatment,which lasted three weeks.The degree of blood control,the amount of insulin used, and the cases of hypoglycemia for both groups were observed at the end of the experiments.Result:The fasting blood glu- cose showed its normal and stable result,and the average blood glucose values at different time slots per day in the group treated with insulin glarglne were lower than those in the group treated with human NPH insulin.The maximum difference of blood glucose values occurred after dinner while no significant variance appeared after breakfast and after lunch.Conclu- sion:The therapeutic effects are quite efficient and stable in controlling 24-hour blood glucose in type 2 diabetes by using acarbose in combination with either insulin glargine or human NPH insulin (Novolin;NovoNordisk).In addition,the oc- currence rates of hypoglycemia with both methods are low whereas the therapeutic effects for the first group are superior to those for the latter group.