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What is a glucose tolerance test?
What is a glucose tolerance test?
What is a glucose tolerance test?
The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how well your body moves sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
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What is impaired glucose tolerance?
Impaired glucose tolerance is defined as a 2-hour post meal glucose level between 140 and 200 mg/dL during the oral glucose tolerance test.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
How can I pass a blood glucose test during pregnancy?
You just need to give your blood sample and test for existing conditions. One cannot to anything special to pass a test.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
Why do people have to take glucose tests?
People are recommended to take glucose test to prevent and to monitor existing conditions which can cause complications such as impaired sight and renal functions.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
How to confirm if I have gestational diabetes?
During pregnancy, your body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain. These changes cause your body's cells to use insulin less effectively. Hence, a glucose tolerance test is mandatory to check for gestational diabetes.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
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