Lamont D
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- Type of diabetes
- Reactive hypoglycemia
- Treatment type
- I do not have diabetes
Personally, I would go back to my GP, and ask for a referral to a specialist endocrinologist who has experience in blood glucose issues, especially if you have a rare condition. Do you know the reason why your private specialist wants a glucose tolerance test?
If you don't, find out!
As for the OGTT, the two hour test is usually used to help understand why T2s have diabetes, insulin resistance and so on.
This may not tell the whole story.
In my case, I needed about ten blood panel tests during my extended OGTT (up to five hours), including c-peptide, GAD. My blood was taken prior, during and after I went hypo! My finger prick testing was every half hour, then my second and third eOGTT test every fifteen minutes.
If you don't, find out!
As for the OGTT, the two hour test is usually used to help understand why T2s have diabetes, insulin resistance and so on.
This may not tell the whole story.
In my case, I needed about ten blood panel tests during my extended OGTT (up to five hours), including c-peptide, GAD. My blood was taken prior, during and after I went hypo! My finger prick testing was every half hour, then my second and third eOGTT test every fifteen minutes.