What is oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)?
• An OGTT is usually a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test. • This test may follow an FBS. • The person being tested has a fasting blood sugar test. • They are then given a concentrated sugar drink. • Exactly 2 hours after the sugar drink, another blood test sample is drawn to check the level of glucose present in the blood. OGTT results • OGTT measures fasting blood sugar before and after a person drinks a solution containing concentrated glucose (sugar),. • OGTT results mean pre-diabetes if: • FBS is 100-126 mg/dl or less. • And the second test is 140-199 mg/dl two hours after the glucose drink. Who is at risk for having pre-diabetes? • ALL overweight adults and adolescents. • Those with one or more of the following:. • Family history of diabetes. • High blood fats (also called ‘lipids’), such as high cholesterol or high triglycerides. • High blood pressure. • High fat diet. • Little or no physical activity. • History of gestational diabetes (diabetes of pregnancy). • History of givin
