Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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OGTT - Glucose Tolerance Test
Results and Values
What do the test results mean?
Normal fasting blood glucose levels are less than 110 milligrams/deciliter, or mg/dL. If a person does not have diabetes, the glucose levels will rise and then fall quickly after drinking the sweet liquid. When a person has diabetes, glucose levels will rise higher and fail to come down as fast as those in a person without diabetes. Healthy blood glucose levels after drinking the glucose are less than 140 mg/dL. If the blood glucose level is 140 to 199 mg/dL 2 hours after drinking the liquid, a diagnosis of prediabetes can be made. If the blood glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL, then another test is done on a different day to confirm whether the person has diabetes.
If levels are lower than normal, the person may have:
If levels are higher than normal, the person may have: