Improved glycemic control by acarbose therapy in hypertensive diabetic patients: effects on blood pressure and hormonal parameters

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was carried out on 44 hypertensive type 2 diabetic subjects previously treated by diet associated or not with sulfonylurea to assess the effects of acarbose-induced glycemic control on blood pressure (BP) and hormonal parameters. Before randomizat...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	P. Rosenbaum, R.B. Peres, M.T. Zanella, S.R.G. Ferreira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-08-01
Subjects:	Type 2 diabetes mellitus Acarbose Hypertension Hyperinsulinemia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000800004