Impaired glucose tolerance

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Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic state of dysglycemia, that is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology. IGT may precede Diabetes mellitus type 2 by many years. IGT is also a risk factor for mortality.^[1]

Contents 1 Criteria 2 Treatment 3 References 4 See also

Criteria

According to the criteria of the World Health Organization and the American Diabetes Association, impaired glucose tolerance is defined as^[2][3]:

• two-hour glucose levels of 140 to 199 mg per dL (7.8 to 11.0 mmol) on the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test.

Treatment

For more information, see: Diabetes_mellitus_type_2#Screening_and_prevention.

References

1. ↑ Barr EL, Zimmet PZ, Welborn TA, et al (2007). "Risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)". Circulation 116 (2): 151-7. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.685628. PMID 17576864. PMID 17576864
2. ↑ .World Health Organization. Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications: Report of a WHO Consultation. Part 1. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
3. ↑ (2005) "Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus". Diabetes Care 28 Suppl 1: S37-42. PMID 15618111.

See also

• Impaired fasting glucose
• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Glucose tolerance test

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