What Is an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test?

The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), also known as the glucose tolerance test, gauges the body's ability to metabolize sugar (glucose) and clear it from the bloodstream.. Here are 10 delicious recipes to try—just in time for the holiday season.

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Real Life With Diabetes All About the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test? Also known as the glucose tolerance test, this exam gauges the body's ability to metabolize sugar and clear it from the bloodstream. The test requires you to drink a syrupy solution after a period of fasting. A blood sample is then drawn to determine whether you are metabolizing glucose as you should be. READ NOW READ THESE NEXT What to Expect During a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test READ NOW  › Understanding the Fasting Plasma Glucose Test READ NOW  › How Does a Doctor Diagnose Type 2 Diabetes? READ NOW  › You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Real Life With Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. A DOTDASH BRAND 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2018 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.