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Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;14(6):405-7.
doi: 10.1007/s10286-004-0220-0.

Postprandial hypotension treated with acarbose in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Simona Maule, Mirko Tredici, Antonio Dematteis, Cristina Matteoda, Livio Chiandussi
Case Reports

Postprandial hypotension treated with acarbose in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Simona Maule et al. Clin Auton Res. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Treatment of postprandial hypotension (PPH) is often unsuccessful. We report a case of a type 1 diabetic patient suffering from severely symptomatic PPH. The patient was treated with acarbose and showed definite improvement of both glycemic control and PPH.

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