[Effect of acarbose on injection-eating interval in type I diabetes. Preliminary contribution]

In a pilot study, 7 patients with Type I diabetes received three daily doses of 100 mg acarbose for three days within the framework of intensified insulin therapy. At the same time, the 30 minute interval normally observed between injection and eating was abandoned. The blood glucose levels measured one hour post-prandial in diabetics taking acarbose and not observing the injection-eating interval were lower than those measured prior to acarbose and while observing the interval. Large-scale controlled studies are needed to investigated the theory that in insulin-dependent diabetics taking acarbose, observation of the injection-eating interval can be abandoned.