Precose (acarbose) decreases the risk of hypertension and heart disease in PRE-diabetes patients
September 2003
New evidence suggests that Precose (acarbose) decreases the risk of hypertension and heart disease in PRE-diabetes patients.
Many of these patients develop type 2 diabetes...and can have up to a 10 times higher risk of heart disease-related death.
Pre-diabetes patients who take Precose over 3 years have a lower risk of developing diabetes...hypertension...and heart disease.
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