Objective To evaluate the curative effect of insulin glargine plus acarbose in the treatment of elderly type 2 diabetes and cerebral infarction.Methods Totally 84 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and cerebral infarction were received insulin glargine and acarbose for 16 weeks.The levels of fasting plasma glucose (FPG),hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c),Postprandial glucose values of 2 h (2 hPG),Postprandial C peptide (PCP) and Fasting C peptide (FCP) before and after treatment were detected.Results Compared with pretreatment,the levels of FPG,HbA1c and 2 hPG after treatment were decreased to (6.87 1.46) mmol/L (t =1.658,P＜0.05),(6.48±1.12)％ (t=1.629,P＜0.05) and (8.34±2.15) mmol/L (t=2.037,P＜0.05),respectively,while PCP and FCP were increased to (3.82±0.22) μg/L and (3.52±0.36) μg/L (t=2.698,t=2.087,bothP＜0.05).Conclusions Combined insulin glargine with acarbose in the treatment of elderly type 2 diabetes and cerebral infarction can effectively reduce fasting and postprandial blood glucose,and improve the function of islet β cells.