This study examined whether insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity, glucose effectiveness, and hepatic extraction of insulin are altered in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). The frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test was performed in postmenopausal women (age 63 yr, body mass index range 21.6-28.9 kg/m2) with IGT ( n = 10) or normal glucose tolerance (NGT; n = 10). ...

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic metabolic state involving heterogeneous and dynamic changes between the normal and diabetic state. The present study aimed to investigate the endocrine regulation of endothelium-dependent dysfunction in middle-aged patients with IGT and in patients with a normal glucose tolerance (NGT). An oral glucose tolerance test was performed to determine ...

PURPOSE The aim was to explore what wants and needs intensive group training (IGT) fulfil for parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and what problems that may arise due to participation. METHODS A phenomenograpical approach was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to elicit information about what participation means to parents. RESULTS Five overarching categories expressin...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), combined IFG and IGT, and occult diabetes in individuals of different body habitus. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Cross-sectional analysis of 2,588 participants (aged 52-96 years; 46% men) without known diabetes. SDB was defined as respiratory ...

BACKGROUND Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is characterized by insulin resistance and causes atherosclerosis. Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with insulin resistance and predicts cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we assessed the possible association between homocysteine and IGT. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 118 consecutive subjects with IGT (IGT group) and ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate an optimal screening protocol for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type II or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) by using fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in postmenopausal women. DESIGN One hundred consecutive postmenopausal women were screened with FPG determination, and then all underwent an OGTT. Basal serum lipid a...

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) were hypothesised to be different among different tumor patients. This study aimed to study the association between the prevalence of DM, IGT and IFG and liver cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer and benign tumor. METHODS   A hosp...

This study was aimed at determining correlations among body mass index (BMI), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c levels in glycemic anomalies in local population. A total number of 508 subjects (males 228, females 280) of age between 27–87 years with glycemic anomalies visiting Amin Memorial Trust Hospital (diabetic clinic) of Lahore were included in the study. Of the people identified with...