Impaired glucose tolerance

Impaired glucose tolerance: Introduction

Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) means you have some problems with your sugar processing, but you don't (yet) have full diabetes. It is almost a "pre-diabetes" disease and seems very similar to a very mild form of Type 2 diabetes. However, IGT is below the official thresholds for diabetes, so you are not officially diabetic.

Symptoms of Impaired glucose tolerance

• No symptoms - often IGT is too mild for noticeable symptoms.
• Mild Type 2 diabetes symptoms - if they occur, IGT symptoms are similar to the mild early symptoms of Type 2 diabetes.
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

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• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
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  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
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• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
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• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
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Impaired glucose tolerance: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Impaired glucose tolerance:

• Type 2 diabetes - IGT often progresses to Type 2 diabetes.
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Medical Textbooks Online about Impaired glucose tolerance

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Diagnostic Tests for Impaired glucose tolerance

• Physical Examination
• Urine sugar test
• Urine ketones test
• Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) - also called "glucose challenge" test.
• Blood glucose tests
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Impaired glucose tolerance?

• Misdiagnosis of Impaired glucose tolerance
• Failure to diagnose Impaired glucose tolerance
• Hidden causes of Impaired glucose tolerance (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Impaired glucose tolerance

Impaired glucose tolerance: Self Assessment Tools

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Impaired glucose tolerance: Medical Mistakes

• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
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Impaired glucose tolerance: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

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Misdiagnosis and Impaired glucose tolerance

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Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may be causes of...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a variety of different severities. Diseases...read more »

Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes, particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients. Exertional...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in...read more »

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other weight-related or...read more »

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Impaired glucose tolerance: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
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• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Hospitals & Clinics: Impaired glucose tolerance

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Impaired glucose tolerance: Rare Types

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• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
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  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
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Causes of Impaired glucose tolerance

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Treatments for Impaired glucose tolerance

• Watchful waiting - in some cases IGT may be mild enough not to require treatment.
• Diet changes
• Weight loss - losing weight has been shown to delay or avoid progression to Type 2 diabetes (and the nasty complications of Type 2 diabetes).
• See also treatment of diabetes
• Copper - possibly used for related copper deficiency
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Impaired glucose tolerance

• Sulfonylureas
• Metformin
• Biguanides
• Glimepiride
• Glipizide
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Impaired glucose tolerance

Medical news articles related to Impaired glucose tolerance include:

• Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes'
• Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes
• New Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Trial
• Experts Urge One Test to Diagnose Diabetes
• Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
• Health Tip: Taking a Trip When You Have Diabetes
• Cycloset Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Impaired glucose tolerance

Medical research articles related to Impaired glucose tolerance include:

• Voglibose for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomised, double-blind trial in Japanese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance.
• Adipokines and incident type 2 diabetes in a Canadian aborigine population: the Sandy Lake health and diabetes project
• Can admission and fasting glucose reliably identify undiagnosed diabetes in patients with acute coronary syndrome?
• Adult preventive services (ages 18 - 49).
• Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults
• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy
• Effects of Ramipril and Rosiglitazone on Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in People with Impaired Glucose Tolerance or Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Results of the Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone
• Carbohydrate & lipid disorders & relevant considerations in persons with spinal cord injury
• more research...»

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Impaired glucose tolerance: Broader Related Topics

• Diabetes
• Pancreas conditions
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Types of Impaired glucose tolerance

Types of Impaired glucose tolerance

• Impaired Fasting Glucose
• Gestational Impaired Glucose Tolerance - like IGT, but GIGT is caused by pregnancy, and is thus probably a mild form of gestational diabetes; see the discussion of gestational diabetes.
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Article Excerpts about Impaired glucose tolerance

Diabetes Overview: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) means that blood glucose during the oral glucose tolerance test is higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. IGT is diagnosed when the glucose level is 141 to 199 mg/dL 2 hours after a person is given a drink containing 75 grams of glucose. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Overview: NIDDK)

Diabetes: NWHIC (Excerpt)

People with test results between "normal" and "diabetes" levels have impaired glucose metabolism and are at risk for developing diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes: NWHIC)