What is the Full Form of GTT?

GTT stands for "Glucose Tolerance Test"

GTT represents the Glucose Tolerance Test. This test is performed to gauge the capacity of your body cells to retain glucose or sugar. It is by and large used to analyze type 1 or 2 diabetes, insulin opposition, and gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes normally happens in ladies during pregnancy because of the high glucose levels because of pregnancy.

There are numerous varieties of the GTT as it is utilized for various purposes like to analyze Type 1 or 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and so on A portion of its varieties are as per the following:

To analyze diabetes type 1 or 2, a two-hour 75-gram oral glucose resistance test (OGTT) is utilized. In this test, you give your blood test then you drink 8 ounces of syrup (glucose arrangement) containing 75 grams of sugar. After drinking it, you need to sit tight for around two hours before giving another blood test.

To analyze gestational diabetes, your primary care physician may perform two tests. The primary test is the same as OGTT aside from that blood will be drawn at one hour imprint and afterward at the two-hour mark as in OGTT. In the subsequent test, there will be a one-hour screening where you will burn-through a syrup containing 50 grams of sugar, and afterward following one hour you will give a blood test. The one-hour screening will be trailed by a three-hour glucose resistance test if sugar levels are high in the one-hour screening results. The three-hour screening is a three-hour adaptation of the OGTT where you will devour a syrup containing 100 grams of sugar and afterward you will give a blood test at one, two, and three-hour marks.

Basic Side Effects

• Sickness
• Perspiring
• Troublesome relaxing
• Dizziness
• Agony at the needle site