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Testing for Glucose Abnormalities
Fasting Plasma Glucose. The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is the standard test for diagnosing diabetes. It is a simple blood test taken after 8 hours of fasting. In general, results indicate the following:
- FPG levels are considered normal up to 100 mg/dL (or 5.5 mmol/L).
- Levels between 100 and 125 mg/dL (5.5 to 7.0 mmol/L) are referred to as impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are considered to be risk factors for type 2 diabetes and...
Expert & Community Posts
Heart Disease Sufferers Should Not Trust Fasting Blood Sugar Results
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...sugar back down to normal - another indication of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Next,... Read more »
Salivary testing for diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...40 people, 10 with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), 20 with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and 10... Read more »
Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...obese during childhood and adolescence and developing impaired glucose tolerance as... Read more »
Another way to prevent or treat diabetes?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...rather at obese folks who had either normal glucose or impaired glucose tolerance (i.e., were at... Read more »
Why Do African-Americans Have an Increased Risk of Diabetes?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...diabetes if you are African-American. These are: Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) As... Read more »
Health Guide
Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...Recent studies found that:More than 50 percent of women with PCOS will have diabetes or pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) before the age of 40. Women with PCOS have a four to seven times... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes: Screening Tests - Fasting Plasma Glucose
...levels are considered normal up to 140 mg/dL.Levels between 140 mg/dL and 199 mg/dL are referred to as impaired glucose tolerance or pre-diabetes.Diabetes is diagnosed when OGTT levels are 200... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...blood vessels to the heart, brain, or legsDiabetes test history of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)Obesity and Metabolic SyndromeObesity is the number one risk... Read more »Health Risks of Smoking
Health RisksEffects on the LungsAccording to the American Lung Association, smoking is directly responsible for about 90 percent of the deaths due to lung cancer. Smoking is also responsible for the... Read more »
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