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Definition: Glucose Tolerance Test |
Glucose Tolerance TestNoun1. Test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Determination of whole blood or plasma sugar in a fasting state before and at prescribed intervals (usually 1/2 hr, 1 hr, 3 hr, 4 hr) after taking a specified amount (usually 100 gm orally) of glucose. (references) |
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A Glucose Tolerance Test is used to test for diabetes, hypoglycaemia and faults in sugar metabolism. The testees blood sugar level is tested at hourly intervals before and after the administration of a large quantity of glucose drink.A GTT must be administered to a fasting patient so they are usually done early in the morning.
A standard GTT lasts for two hours and that is sufficient to diagnose diabetes, but sometimes a three, four or five hour test may be necessary to pinpoint a longer-term problem such as slow-acting hypoglycaemia.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Glucose Tolerance Test."
Crosswords: Glucose Tolerance Test |
| Specialty definitions using "glucose tolerance test": Glucose Intolerance ♦ Postprandial plasma blood glucose. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For many years, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was used to diagnose hypoglycemia. (references) | |
The glucose tolerance test is the most reliable method of confirming a diagnosis of acromegaly. (references) | ||
Glucose tolerance test — A blood test used to make the diagnosis of diabetes, including gestational diabetes. (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations for "glucose tolerance test"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | glukosetoleranstest. (various references) | |
Dutch | glucosetolerantieproef. (various references) | |
French | épreuve de tolérance au glucose. (various references) | |
German | Glukosetoleranztest. (various references) | |
Greek | δοκιμασία ανεκτικότητος στην γλυκόζη. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ucoseglay olerancetay esttay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | prova de tolerância à glicose. (various references) | |
Spanish | prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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