<P> The glucose tolerance test is a medical test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood . The test is usually used to test for diabetes , insulin resistance , impaired beta cell function , and sometimes reactive hypoglycemia and acromegaly , or rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism . In the most commonly performed version of the test , an oral glucose tolerance test ( OGTT ) , a standard dose of glucose is ingested by mouth and blood levels are checked two hours later . Many variations of the GTT have been devised over the years for various purposes , with different standard doses of glucose , different routes of administration , different intervals and durations of sampling , and various substances measured in addition to blood glucose . </P>
<P> The glucose tolerance test is a medical test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is cleared from the blood . The test is usually used to test for diabetes , insulin resistance , impaired beta cell function , and sometimes reactive hypoglycemia and acromegaly , or rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism . In the most commonly performed version of the test , an oral glucose tolerance test ( OGTT ) , a standard dose of glucose is ingested by mouth and blood levels are checked two hours later . Many variations of the GTT have been devised over the years for various purposes , with different standard doses of glucose , different routes of administration , different intervals and durations of sampling , and various substances measured in addition to blood glucose . </P>
what is an indication for the administration of oral glucose
what is an indication for the administration of oral glucose
test for diabetes , insulin resistance , impaired beta cell function , and sometimes reactive hypoglycemia and acromegaly , or rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
test for diabetes , insulin resistance , impaired beta cell function , and sometimes reactive hypoglycemia and acromegaly , or rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism