What Is an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test?

The oral glucose tolerance test (also known as the glucose tolerance test) gauges the body's ability to metabolize sugar and clear it from the bloodstream.

What Is an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test? The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) evaluates how the body manages glucose after a meal. It can also confirm diabetes when other tests cannot. Here's what to know. READ NOW  READ THESE NEXT Understanding the Fasting Plasma Glucose Test MORE What to Expect During a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test MORE Analyzing Preprandial Blood Sugar Readings MORE You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Real Life With Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2018 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy