Type 2 Diabetes: All That You Need To Know

An Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

An oral glucose tolerance test is used to determine the glucose handling of one’s body primarily for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Blood is sampled after an overnight fast then a special glucose solution is consumed, and your blood will then be tested after two hours. A normal reading is 139 mg/dl or below. A reading of 140 to 199 mg/dl shows signs of prediabetes, while diabetic people show 200 mg/dl or above.