How does acarbose (Precose) prevent blood glucose levels from rising too high?
a. It limits the intestinal enzyme that converts complex carbohydrates into glucose.
b. It blocks the absorption of carbohydrates and glucose in the intestines.
c. It enhances the binding of insulin to its membrane receptors.
d. It releases more insulin from pancreatic beta cells.
A
Acarbose is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. Drugs from this class work by slowing the digestion of dietary starches and other carbohydrates by inhibiting an enzyme that breaks them down into glucose. The result of this action is that blood glucose does not rise as far or as fast after a meal.
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