Attenuation of postprandial hypotension with acarbose in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1484-1486

  Madden, Kenneth M ^a   Harris, David E ^a   Meneilly, Graydon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; GLYCOSIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAINTNESS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILOT STUDY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEST MEAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACARBOSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937423510     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13503     Document Type: Letter

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