A practical guide about oral glucose tolerance test

Authors

  • Isabel Cristina Llanos National University of the Northeast (UNNE), A. I. Hospital of Llano, Corrientes, Argentina
  • María del Carmen Maselli Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, UBA, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Silvina Valdez UBA-CONICET, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v58i2.803

Keywords:

oral glucose tolerance test, method, practical guide

Abstract

The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) has a variety of clinical and research applications in the diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in adults and children, in gestational diabetes and in prediabetes. It is a versatile tool that can provide valuable information about glucose metabolism and pancreatic function. One of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes uses OGTT, so this document details the correct performance of this test in order to obtain reliable results.

Author Biographies

Isabel Cristina Llanos, National University of the Northeast (UNNE), A. I. Hospital of Llano, Corrientes, Argentina

Chair of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine

María del Carmen Maselli, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, UBA, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Former biochemist and researcher at the Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín Laboratory, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), former professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry

Silvina Valdez, UBA-CONICET, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chair of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Institute of Humoral Immunity Studies, Prof. R. Margni (IDEHU)

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2024-07-15

How to Cite

Llanos, I. C., Maselli, M. del C., & Valdez, S. (2024). A practical guide about oral glucose tolerance test. Journal of the Argentine Society of Diabetes, 58(2), 80–85. https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v58i2.803

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Vol. 58 No. 2 (2024): May-August

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