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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 1640780" data-attributes="member: 85347"><p>It's good that they are keeping an eye on you and looking out for the possiblity of your developing 'diabete' but I'm a little perplexed as to why they would want to repeat each year a OGTT on you.</p><p>Surely they would have most of the information they need already as to how well or otherwise your body can cope with a sudden defined Glucose loading. By going 'Hypo' during or following on from the OGTT would indicate if anythig that you might possible have a condition known as 'Rebound Hypoglycaemia' or 'Reactive Hypoglycaemia' where the body over compensates for the sudden glucose loading and as a consequence brings the blood/glucose level under too much control, bringing the blood/glucose level below a safe level (below 3.8 mmol/L) and shortly after this the control then allows the blood/glucose to once again rise upwards.</p><p>The better indicator as to your overall diabetic health is the HbA1c test which willl show your average blood/glucose level over the previous 12 weeks and also you fasting blood/glucose level (the initial readin of your OGTT) which if taken in the early part of the morning will show if you have an initial elevated blood/glucose level upon waking.</p><p>It might be worth while asking them why they are requesting ALL these various test and what exactly are they looking for.</p><p>Please let us all know how you get on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 1640780, member: 85347"] It's good that they are keeping an eye on you and looking out for the possiblity of your developing 'diabete' but I'm a little perplexed as to why they would want to repeat each year a OGTT on you. Surely they would have most of the information they need already as to how well or otherwise your body can cope with a sudden defined Glucose loading. By going 'Hypo' during or following on from the OGTT would indicate if anythig that you might possible have a condition known as 'Rebound Hypoglycaemia' or 'Reactive Hypoglycaemia' where the body over compensates for the sudden glucose loading and as a consequence brings the blood/glucose level under too much control, bringing the blood/glucose level below a safe level (below 3.8 mmol/L) and shortly after this the control then allows the blood/glucose to once again rise upwards. The better indicator as to your overall diabetic health is the HbA1c test which willl show your average blood/glucose level over the previous 12 weeks and also you fasting blood/glucose level (the initial readin of your OGTT) which if taken in the early part of the morning will show if you have an initial elevated blood/glucose level upon waking. It might be worth while asking them why they are requesting ALL these various test and what exactly are they looking for. Please let us all know how you get on. [/QUOTE]
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