The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test is a blood glucose test that helps doctors in diagnosing prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.
This test is generally costlier than the basic fasting blood glucose or post meal blood glucose test.
The person who is going to undergo this test should be fasting for at least 8 hours before the first blood glucose reading is taken.
After that a sweet liquid is given to the person. Typically 75 grams of glucose is mixed with water and needs to be consumed by the person undergoing the test. From then onwards generally blood glucose reading is taken after two hours.
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This video script is written and presented by Mr. Prashanth Cheruku, a qualified Food Engineer with an M.Tech degree from IIT Kharagpur. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of food science and nutrition.
Disclaimer:
The content of the entire video is for informational/educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for consulting a professional dietician/nutritionist/physician. If you have any diet or health issues you will have to consult a qualified dietician/nutritionist/physician. We suggest you not to make any major changes to your diet or physical activity in a short span of time.
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