Impaired glucose tolerance(IGT) is defined as a 2-hour plasma glucose value between 140 mg% (7.8 mmol/L) and 200 mg% (11.0 mmol/L) with a fasting plasma glucose 126 mg% (<7.0 mmol/L). The diagnostic category of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was introduced by the American Diabetes Association in 1997. Patients with impaired fasting glucose are those glucose levels are clearly not normal but are...

CONTEXT Control of plasma glucose could prevent the progression of most of the complications of diabetes and hemoglobinA1c (HbA1c) is the most important criterion controlling these long-term complications. AIMS This study was performed to assess the effect of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and two- hour postprandial plasma glucose (2hpp) levels on HbA1c. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descript...

Postload Glycemia in the Diagnosis of Diabetes At a symposium on diagnostic criteria for diabetes James Gavin, Chevy Chase, MD, discussed the dilemma that fasting and post–glucose load glucose levels are differently regulated and that diagnosis based on the two criteria therefore define somewhat different populations. The use of fasting glucose has several advantages. It is more convenient to p...

To assess factors in overweight persons that account for a tendency toward hypertension, 33 very obese women, 26 to 77 years of age, were studied. Blood pressures in these 33 women varied from low normal to mildly hypertensive. None of them had taken medication for high blood pressure, and none had diabetes mellitus. The effect of independent variables--age, body mass index (weight/height2), fa...

Background: Pre-diabetes is a condition in which the blood glucose level is above normal but below the diagnostic threshold for diabetes mellitus. Impaired lipid profile i.e dyslipidemia is commonly associated with CVD in type 2 diabetes and can also occur in pre-diabetics. Material and method: The present study was conducted on 50 patients with no sign and symptoms of diabetes mellitus with Hb...

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AIM To analyze the relationship between age and plasma glucose levels in Hong Kong Chinese population. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study with 15,603 non-diabetic subjects from the community of Hong Kong. Plasma glucose concentration was measured in blood specimens from the subjects. The time of blood taking varied, depending on the availability of the patients. RESULTS There were...

During fasting, when overall metabolism changes, the contribution of glucose and fatty acids (FA) to cardiac energy production alters as well. Here, we examined if the heart is able to adapt to such fasting-induced changes by modulation of its gene expression. Rats were fed ad libitum or fasted for 46 h, resulting in reduced circulating glucose levels and a 3-fold rise in FA. Besides changes in...

OBJECTIVES We examined whether endothelial dysfunction occurs when acute hyperglycemia is induced by oral glucose loading. BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction has been shown to occur in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), and chronic hyperglycemia is implicated as a cause of endothelial dysfunction. However, in many patients with Type 2 DM and in those with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), ...

diabetes (impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance) and even those with high-normal glucose levels [3] . Numerous studies have demonstrated greater insulin resistance (i.e., lower insulin sensitivity) in certain demographic groups: older subjects vs. younger subjects; African Americans vs. Caucasians; sedentary persons vs. active persons, among other examples. However, these differe...