Help interpreting OGTT results

[alowann]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here so apologies if this is not the right place to ask this. I recently took a 2-hour OGTT and was a bit confused by one of the results. While both my blood glucose and insulin levels were in range, there was a note next to my glucose results: "Please note that the 1 hour value did not exceed the fasting and/or the 2 hour value by at least 1 mmol/L. This suggests that glucose absorption may have been impaired or delayed".

Is it normal for blood glucose to not rise very much? The results I got are below. Would appreciate any help working out whether this is normal or something that I should follow up a bit more.

Glucose (mmol/L) at Fasting/1h/2h: 4.4/4.5/4.4

Insulin (mU/L) at Fasting/1h/2h: 4/34/22

[shrisamarth]

Both glucose and insulin values are normal.

[ShooterGeorge]

The Insulin jump indicate that the caution in the report is not right. Their interpretation seems to be incorrect. The low BS value is to be interpreted as a result of the rapid response of the Pancreas and not as the impairment in Glucose absorption. I beg to submit that I am neither a volunteer nor an expert.

[alowann in reply to ShooterGeorge]

Hi ShooterGeorge thanks for the reply. Are you saying that because insulin levels jumped in response to ingesting glucose, this suggests that glucose actually had been metabolised and not impaired/delayed? After doing some digging around I have also read that this type of 'flat' glucose tolerance curve is associated with hypothyroid conditions, something that I am also being medicated for.

[ShooterGeorge in reply to alowann]

alowann

One can further clarify the situation by consuming 75gms of Glucose powder dissolved in a glass of water. 75gms of Glucoseis the recognised quantity for OGT Test. Please share your results.