| oral glucose tolerance test |
A test to diagnose borderline diabetes and early diabetes. The test requires fasting overnight, then drinking a high-glucose beverage. Blood samples are taken every hour for several hours to see how well the body uses sugar.
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| oral glucose tolerance test |
ABBR: OGTT. A screening test for diabetes mellitus (DM), in which plasma glucose levels are measured after the patient consumes an oral glucose load. In screening patients for type 2 DM, measuring fasting plasma gluc
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