Reviewer: Desert Chef, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been taking Acarbose only for a few weeks. But at this point it has lower my blood sugar (BS) significantly. Pre-Acarbose, I was getting BS ranging from 130 to 200. Now I am ranging from 90 to 120 - as measured before each meal. I take 100mg just before eating, 3 times a day (max recommended dose). The only side effect is significant gas - more noise than oder. I am trying to deal with this ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking Acarbose only for a few weeks. But at this point it has lower my blood sugar (BS) significantly. Pre-Acarbose, I was getting BS ranging from 130 to 200. Now I am ranging from 90 to 120 - as measured before each meal. I take 100mg just before eating, 3 times a day (max recommended dose). The only side effect is significant gas - more noise than oder. I am trying to deal with this because the positive BS effect is great. I also take Glipicide,and Tradjenta; but those alone have had very little positive effect. I well report back after a few months of continued use.
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Reviewer: bamy, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been taking this for almost 2 years, and for the first time in 14 years my A1c is below 7. I have very little gas. But it blocks the absorption of calcium, and causes unbearable muscle cramps the last few months. If I skip day, my cramps go away almost completely. It could be a reaction to Levaquin too, so I will try it again in a couple of weeks. Levequin caused severe tendonitis. I ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking this for almost 2 years, and for the first time in 14 years my A1c is below 7. I have very little gas. But it blocks the absorption of calcium, and causes unbearable muscle cramps the last few months. If I skip day, my cramps go away almost completely. It could be a reaction to Levaquin too, so I will try it again in a couple of weeks. Levequin caused severe tendonitis. I also take 3,000 mg of calcium and 10,000 units of vitamin D3. I used to have severe cramps for years before starting Acarbose, then felt better on it, then started the calcium and felt better for a year. It is hard to get this all straightened our. Hope to start on active vitaminD3, Calcitriol to see if I can absorb calcium better.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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after a uti i was given insulin to control my blood sugar,after treatment of uti to return back to oral hypoglycemics for me was difficult.Acarbose made it easy and now i am having a HbA1c of 6-6.5.

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after a uti i was given insulin to control my blood sugar,after treatment of uti to return back to oral hypoglycemics for me was difficult.Acarbose made it easy and now i am having a HbA1c of 6-6.5.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I think it makes my mouth extremely dry at night.

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I think it makes my mouth extremely dry at night.
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Reviewer: marr, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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