Influence of Acarbose on Plasma Glucose Fluctuations in Insulin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Values of individual parameters of glucose fluctuation in the two groups at the end of the follow-up.

	Acarbose+	Acarbose−	value
Insulin dose/d	36.43 ± 17.16	37.5 ± 12.40	0.891
24 h mean blood glucose (mmol/L)	8.2 ± 1.39	8.4 ± 1.64	0.711
SD of the 24 h mean blood glucose	2.34 ± 0.67	2.68 ± 1.26	0.384
Hyperglycemic episodes	3.11 ± 1.69	3.36 ± 2.17	0.739
Hypoglycemic episodes	2.09 ± 1.68	2.38 ± 1.81	0.892
Hyperglycemic time duration % (>10 mmol/L)	0.28 ± 0.25%	0.28 ± 0.19%	0.963
Hypoglycemic time duration % (<3.9 mmol/L)	0.05 ± 0.08%	0.07 ± 0.12%	0.629