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What you need to know in the results of an oral glucose tolerance test
The oral glucose tolerance test is indicated for the detection of diabetes mellitus or gestational diabetes in pregnant women. Reading the results of the glucose tolerance test shows whether your blood sugar is high or low.
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What is impaired glucose tolerance?
Glucose tolerance test is used to diagnose prediabetes. Thereby helping patients anticipate the disease to have appropriate treatment measures.
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Diagnosing type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease related to hormonal disorders, characterized by increased blood glucose levels and impaired carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. When suffering from type 2 diabetes, patients are at risk of kidney, eye, nerve, and cardiovascular diseases. Due to such serious complications, the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is extremely important for timely treatment.
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Diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes
There is no cure for type 2 diabetes, but weight loss, a good diet, and exercise can help control the disease. If diet and exercise are not enough to control your blood sugar levels, you may need diabetes medication or insulin therapy.
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Early signs of diabetes
Diabetes (also known as diabetes mellitus) is tending to be younger and has unpredictable developments. When feeling nauseous, thirsty, numb limbs, slow-healing wounds,... young people need to proactively go to a medical facility for examination, because these could be signs of diabetes.
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Gestational diabetes is usually diagnosed during which stage of pregnancy?
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels rise during pregnancy. It affects about 10% of pregnant women in the United States each year.
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Gestational diabetes and nutrition for gestational diabetes
What is gestational diabetes? It is a disorder of sugar metabolism in the body during pregnancy. It is usually detected as early as the 4th month of pregnancy and usually disappears 6 months after birth.
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Vascular calcification in diabetic patients
In diabetic patients, one of the serious complications is vascular calcification. Vascular complications of diabetes put patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
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Does insulin resistance mean diabetes?
Insulin resistance means that your body doesn’t respond properly to the insulin it produces, which over time can lead to high blood sugar levels. If this condition persists, it can put you at risk for type 2 diabetes, but insulin resistance doesn’t necessarily lead to the disease. Exercise and a good diet can help reduce your risk.
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Indicators that show you have type 2 diabetes
Glycemic index is the term used to refer to the concentration of glucose in the blood. The concentration is not always stable but changes from day to day, even from hour to hour, from minute to minute. Glycemic index is an important parameter in diagnosing type 2 diabetes.
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Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
Glucose tolerance test is a method to check the use of glucose - an important energy source for the body's vital activities. It is one of the tests used to diagnose diabetes and prediabetes very effectively, especially for pregnant women to help detect gestational diabetes early.
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