Question 1

what is the difference between oral glucose tolerance test and modified glucose tolerance test?

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THe modified: Test is simpler and shorter --  and used only in pregnant women, looking to diagnose gestational diabetes, or diabetes in pregnancy.

Question 2

do i need a glucose tolerance test?

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Yes: You actually need a glucose challenge test (gct) in pregnancy, which is a 1 hour screening test for gestational diabetes.  If your screening test is abnormal then you need the glucose tolerance test (gtt), which is typically a 3 hour test.  It is very important that all women are screened for gestational diabetes in their pregnancies.

Question 3

how do i do a glucose tolerance test?

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GTT at home: Glucose tolerance testing is done less frequently now a days.  You can do your own home version geta home glucose testing kit.  Do the 1st blood glucose after an overnight fast, have a very hearty breakfast and do a bl glucose 1 hour and 2 hrs after the breakfast.  Your fasting bl glucose should be below 200 if above 200 you do not need to do the test, you have diabetes and the result will not cha.

Question 4

what should i do to make my glucose tolerance test easy tomorrow?

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Relax: Just show up, drink the glucola and let them draw your blood. It is not a big deal.

Question 5

how much can eating beforehand change the results of a glucose tolerance test?

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Dramatically: Eating with make the results of the GTT useless.

Question 6

fail first glucose tolerance test repeated with a fastied 3hour gluclose tolerance with 100mg oral.  1st hr normal 2nd and 3rd is above normal range?

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Need more info: Please note that lab results need to be interpreted in the total clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is in the best position to do that. Actual values are needed for evaluation and related circumstances, e.g. Are you pregnant? What is your hb a1c level, do you have symptoms of diabetes?

Question 7

what is the oral glucose tolerance test?

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See details: You drink a glucose preparation (glucola) and your blood glucose is checked before you drink it and at intervals up to 3 or 5 hours after you drink it.

Question 8

home ogtt (oral glucose tolerance test), how to do it?

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Not an approved test: Hi. You could conceivably weigh out 75 grams of glucose at home and use a finger stick blood glucose meter and do something very similar to a real, diagnostic Standard 2-Hour OGTT, and get a good sense for your glycemic status, but there is no test approved for home diagnosis. Serum glucose should be used (not  whole capillary blood). If you want an OGTT, I surest you go get a real one. Good luck!

Question 9

can a hypoglycemic person have a normal glucose tolerance test?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The glucose tolerance test is designed to screen for elevated blood sugar, for diabetes.
People with symptoms of hypoglycemia may be responding to a drop in blood sugar, which may not go below the normal range, sometimes a 3 or 5 hour GTT is used to screen for hypoglycemia. If this is normal, there may be some other cause of the symptoms besides hypoglycemia, .

Question 10

can taking glucosamine daily affect the glucose tolerance test?

Accepted Answer

Not at all: Studies have been done with animals , they were given massive amount of glucosamine and they did not develop glucose intolerance.

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