Early Form of Diabetes
Once called chemical diabetes or prediabetes, early forms of carbohy-drate intolerance include impaired glucose tolerance (lGT) and impaired fasting glucose (lFG) . Cose tolerance is the diagnosis of a person with a normal fasting sugar (glucose) level who, after drinking a certain amount of a liquid that contains sugar (glucose), has a value at 2 hours above 200 mg/dl or 11 mmol. The measurement “mmol” is metric. To convert mg/dl to mmol for blood sugar, divide by 18. For example: 200 mg/dl 4-18 = 11 mmol.
Insulin values may be low, normal, or high or, in many cases, have a delay in release. The delayed release may then lead to an excess release of insulin. The result of the delayed insulin release is a late drop in blood sugar, called reactive hypoglycemia.
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