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By Mayo Clinic staffThe glucose tolerance test identifies abnormalities in the way your body handles glucose after a meal — often before your fasting blood glucose level becomes abnormal.
References
- Glucose. Labtests Online. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/test.html. Accessed May 20, 2010.
- Diagnosis of diabetes. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/diagnosis/diagnosis.pdf. Accessed May 21, 2010.
- What I need to know about gestational diabetes. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/gestational/gestationalDM.pdf. Accessed May 21, 2010.
- McCulloch DK. Screening for diabetes mellitus. http://www.uptodate.com. Accessed May 28, 2010.
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