title: [How I study anomalies of glucose metabolism, insulin secretion and the insulin sensitivity with an oral glucose tolerance test].
abstract: Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) has been widely used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance or reactive hypoglycaemia. Simultaneous measurements of plasma glucose and insulin levels also allow to derive indices of insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity. Whereas OGTT is not considered anymore as the first choice for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, it remains useful for studying abnormalities of glucose metabolism as well as of insulin secretion and insulin action.
authors: Département de Biologie clinique, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège.
authors: F H
authors: FH
authors: Luyckx
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Scheen
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000175:diagnosis; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D005947:Glucose; D006854:Hydrocortisone