Preventive treatment with acarbose in diabetic reactive hypoglycemia

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 377-378

  Lee, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; TEST MEAL;

EID: 77953327930     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.018     Document Type: Letter

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