Glucose Tolerance Test

Glucose Tolerance Test

Question 1. Glycosuria.
Answer:

• It is the condition of glucose excretion in urine.
• Glucose appears in urine when the plasma glucose concentration exceeds the renal threshold for glucose.

Types:

1. Renal glycosuria.

• It is a benign condition.
• Occurs due to a reduced renal threshold for glucose.
• It is unrelated to diabetes.

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2. Alimentary glycosuria.

• In certain individuals, blood glucose rapidly increases after meals which get excreted in the urine.
• This is known as alimentary glycosuria.
• It is observed in.
  1. Normal individuals.
  2. Individuals with.
     1. Hepatic diseases
     2. Hyperthyroidism
     3. Peptic ulcer.

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Question 2. Normal GTT curve.
Answer:

Procedure:

Curve:

• Glucose concentration in the fasting state is the norm.il individuals obtained Is. 75 – 110 mg/dl.
• On oral glucose administration, the concentration increases rapidly and reaches the peak value of HO mg/dl.
• This value is reached within one hour
• In the next hour, it decreases and comes back to normal
• His curve is obtained from tire blood samples.

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