glucose tolerance test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of glucose tolerance test
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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"In all three groups, we found that the calculated SPINA-DI correlated with relevant indicators of metabolic function, such as the response to an oral glucose tolerance test," outlines Johannes Dietrich.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2024
The study's patients were selected on the basis of a glucose tolerance test, now rarely used, whose results are inconsistent with those of today's more common A1c.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2019
After the four nights, they had another glucose tolerance test.
From US News ● Jan. 18, 2016
They might give a frail person, or someone at risk, a glucose tolerance test, to be sure that or prediabetes would be detected.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2012
Hypoglycemia is a normal response to the glucose tolerance test.
From Time Magazine Archive
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