Impaired glucose tolerance - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Impaired glucose tolerance
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Synonyms
IGT
Causes
Acromegaly
Cushing syndrome
Dysbetalipopriteinaemia
Chronic renal failure
Werner syndrome
Chromium deficiency
Effects
Type II diabetes mellitus
Lag storage curve
Parents
Hyperglycaemia
Description
"Fasting glucose <7 but rises above 7.8 mmol 2 hours after 75g glucose (but below 11.1) No microvascular complications Two-fold cardiovascular risk (same as DM) 25% progress to DM in 5 years 50% will revert to normal"
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Sanjay Manohar
2006