Definitions for "Oral Glucose Tolerance Test"
A test to see if a person has diabetes. See: Glucose tolerance test.
A (rarely necessary) diagnostic test for diabetes; the patient fasts overnight and several blood samples are drawn the next morning (over a two-hour period) after the patient drinks a sugary drink.
is a test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrate. It is performed by giving a standard dose of glucose and measuring the blood and urine for glucose at regular intervals.