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Etiology, Patho Physiology, Specimen Requirements, Diagnostic Tests, Testing Procedure, Clinical Findings and Clinical Significance of Glucose Tolerance Test

Muralinath E., Guruprasad M., Madhavi Latha C., Sheethal U., Vyshnavi J., Varsha V., Prathysha M.V.S., Karthik Jayanyj Y.

Abstract


A glucose tolerance test (GTT) is a procedure that detects whether a patient can use and store generally. The test is helpful in a typical manner regarding diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, impaired pancreatic β-cell function, and, Sometimes, reactive hypoglycaemia or acromegaly, as well as rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.


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