Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance among obese children and adolescents
Robabeh Ghergherechi1, Ali Tabrizi21Department of Pediatrics Endocrinology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; 2Students’ Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranPurpose: Obesity is one of the ...
Robabeh Ghergherechi, Ali Tabrizi
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Comparison of A1C to Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for the Diagnosis of Prediabetes in Overweight and Obese Youth. [PDF]
This study reports performance of A1C against the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in predicting prediabetes among overweight and obese African-American and Caribbean children. A retrospective chart review was completed for 230 children.
Chin, Vivian L +5 more
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Plasma metabolic signatures of healthy overweight subjects challenged with an oral glucose tolerance test [PDF]
Insulin secretion following ingestion of a carbohydrate load affects a multitude of metabolic pathways that simultaneously change direction and quantity of interorgan fluxes of sugars, lipids and amino acids. In the present study, we aimed at identifying
Rundle, M +19 more
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Performing an oral glucose tolerance test during pregnancy [PDF]
Aim: The goal of this study was to establish the level of awareness amongst pregnant women in terms of preparation for an oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT), compare the results of two waves of data collection, and identify the most frequent ...
Kudlová, Pavla +3 more
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Objective To evaluate the reproducibility of the 75 g oral glucose tolerance test and factors associated with non-reproducible results in Cameroonian pregnant women.
Yvonne Nangeh Munang +6 more
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Acromegaly with initial negative oral glucose tolerance test: a case report
Background Acromegaly can be diagnosed by a growth hormone value ≥ 1 µg/L following an oral glucose tolerance test. However, normal growth hormone suppression following oral glucose tolerance test may not exclude acromegaly.
Wen-Hsuan Tsai +3 more
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Prediabetes and working memory in older adults
Insulin sensitivity, pancreatic β-cell function, fasting glucose, and 2-h post-load glucose were related to cognition in cognitively healthy nondiabetic older adults.
Gilda E. Ennis +3 more
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Carbohydrate Intake Prior to Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing [PDF]
Abstract With the emergence of glycated hemoglobin as a diagnostic test for diabetes, oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) have become rare in endocrinology practice. As they have moved out of favor, the importance of patient instructions on preparation prior to OGTT has faded from memory.
Klara R Klein +5 more
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]
The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Nina Ebert (107973) +31 more
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Physical Exercise and Glucose Tolerance in Nigerian University Students
Background: Studying post-prandial fluctuations in blood glucose has high physiological and clinical relevance. Physical exercise is known to influence this fluctuation.
Taiwo EO, Thanni LO
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