[Study of causes of untoward reactions of the glucose tolerance test].
The observation of the Side-effects and influent factores after 75g OGTT indioated that the aotal rate of side-effects was 52.43%. After OGTT the commonest side-effect was vomiting. Others were dizzy and palpitation. The side-effects were also related to age, sex, starvation, speed of taking glucose water, water volum of dissolving glucose, gastrointestinal diseases, blood glucose level, etc. It was recommended in this paper that the speed of taking glucose water should be 3-5 minutes, the water temperature below 40 degrees C and starvation about 14 hours.
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D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005215:Fasting; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
D001786:Blood Glucose