Effects of miglitol taken just before or after breakfast on plasma glucose, serum insulin, glucagon and incretin levels after lunch in men with normal glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance

Aims/Introduction: One of the reasons for the poor adherence to α-glucosidase inhibitor (αGI) treatment is the need to take medication three times a day. We hypothesized that the administration of miglitol might be effective for the next meal if the miglitol-induced inhibition of α-glucosidase activity persists until the next meal. In the present study, we evaluated whether the administration of miglitol just before or after breakfast was...