AGENT FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA-RELATING DISEASE CONTAINING ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR AND HEALTH FOOD

摘要

PURPOSE:To provide the subject agent containing a specific sugar having strong sucrase-inhibiting action and maltase-inhibiting action as an active component, having excellent action to suppress an increase in blood sugar after the loading of sugar and continuously applicable over a long period without causing the safety problem. CONSTITUTION:The objective agent contains a sugar selected from Larabinose, L-fucose, 2-deoxy-D-galactose, D-xylose, L-xylose, D-ribose, D-tagatose, D- ribulose, D-lyxose and D-xylulose as an active component. The sugar is preferably administered at a daily dose of 0.5-3g in divided doses before meal or together with the meal.