After the 8 week period, both groups of women were tested using fasting and 2 -
hour oral glucose tolerance tests.
Average change in body weight, whole - body fat, fasting plasma glucose and 2 -
hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were significantly improved following exercise training.
Does it also change the response pattern of insulin during a five
hour oral glucose tolerance test?
1) Fasting biochemical screen and lipid profile 2) 2 -
hour oral glucose tolerance test (GTT) in patients with risk factors (obesity, family history, history of gestational diabetes) and may indicate impaired glucose tolerance (insulin resistance) in 15 - 30 % of women with PCOS.
Not exact matches
These include elevations in non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) mobilization (typically greater in women) and the secretion of counter-regulatory hormones, which act to oppose insulin action and impair
glucose disposal.57 Previous works have noted similar deteriorations in
glucose tolerance in response to a mixed
test meal 58, intravenous and
oral glucose loads 58, albeit following longer fasting intervals of 72 to 96
hours.
However, in this analysis, diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus was based on results with highly abnormal serum
glucose concentrations of 10.3 mmol / L or more on the 1 -
hour 50 - g
glucose challenge
test — the threshold at which women do not require further confirmatory
testing with an
oral glucose tolerance test.34
The American Diabetes Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the National Diabetes Education Program recommend
testing within 4 — 12 weeks postpartum with a 2
hour 75 g
oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT).2 75 76