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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1599143" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p></p><p>Are you about to have another OGTT from your doctor?</p><p></p><p>As you follow a low carb diet it is wise to eat at least 150g carbs a day for 3 days prior to the test or your results won't be accurate. These are the instructions issued to doctors, although they may not pass the information on to you in the belief you eat a "normal diet" of more carbs than that. On a low carb diet your pancreas produces less insulin, because you don't need anywhere near as much. It becomes used to this. If you then suddenly give it a big hit with 75g pure glucose, it has a shock and won't produce enough insulin to cover the glucose. You are likely to fail the test. </p><p></p><p>If your other glucose markers have improved (HbA1c and self testing) I can't see any reason why an OGTT won't, especially with your latest glucose markers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1599143, member: 94045"] Hi and welcome, Are you about to have another OGTT from your doctor? As you follow a low carb diet it is wise to eat at least 150g carbs a day for 3 days prior to the test or your results won't be accurate. These are the instructions issued to doctors, although they may not pass the information on to you in the belief you eat a "normal diet" of more carbs than that. On a low carb diet your pancreas produces less insulin, because you don't need anywhere near as much. It becomes used to this. If you then suddenly give it a big hit with 75g pure glucose, it has a shock and won't produce enough insulin to cover the glucose. You are likely to fail the test. If your other glucose markers have improved (HbA1c and self testing) I can't see any reason why an OGTT won't, especially with your latest glucose markers. [/QUOTE]
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