What is the difference between chewable acarbose and acarbose tablets?

The difference between chewable acarbose tablets and acarbose tablets is mainly the different ways of taking them, the former is chewed and taken with food, and the latter is swallowed whole or chewed with the first few mouthfuls of food immediately before a meal. Acarbose is one of the first-line therapeutic drugs for diabetes mellitus, mainly used to reduce postprandial blood glucose, occasionally diarrhea, abdominal pain and other adverse reactions, allergic to the components of Acarbose, patients with significant gastrointestinal dysfunction and other patients are prohibited. The drug is commonly available in the form of chewable tablets, tablets, capsules and so on. Chewable Acarbose tablets are taken by chewing with food; Acarbose tablets should be swallowed whole immediately before a meal or chewed with the first few bites of food. Patients need to be aware that whether they are taking Acarbose Chewable Tablets or Acarbose Tablets, they need to take them in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions, monitor their blood glucose during the medication period, and go to the hospital immediately if any discomfort occurs, and ask the doctor to deal with it accordingly.