RESULTS	In the 80 subjects consuming < 50 % of energy from carbohydrate , the fall in HbA1c ( 7.83 + / -0.17 % at baseline to 6.72 + / -0.13 % on acarbose , P < 0.001 ) was no different from that of the 34 subjects consuming > 50 % of energy from carbohydrate ( 7.55 + / -0.25 % at baseline to 6.66 + / -0.23 % on acarbose , P < 0.001 ) .\