Pop quiz Blood glucose

2 hour postprandial test

A test to determine the patient's glucose levels after 2 hours of eating.

When would a patient report to the lab or office to have their blood drawn for a postprandial test?

2 hours after they had last eaten.

How long does it typically take for a person's glucose to go back to normal?

2 to 2 ½ hours.

Normal blood glucose range

60-120

What is the OGTT? What does it test?

The OGTT is the oral glucose tolerance test. It tests how glucose moves from your bloodstream to tissue and fat.

Patients will be asked to fast for _ hours prior to taking the OGTT test.

8-12 hours prior.

Your glucose must be under _ to proceed with the OGTT.

120

You will be asked during the test to

Drink a liquid filled with glucose. (Around 70-100 mg)

Your blood will be taken again every _ minutes for a period of _ hours.

60 minutes, 3 hours.

The OGTT test is typically done on

Pregnant women and people with elevated blood glucose.

The ideal result for the OGTT test is _ after _ hours.

60-139, 3 hours.

There is a _ to substitute the drink.

diet/meal

Tests that would be ordered to monitor blood glucose

Blood glucose, HgbA1c, OGTT, 2 hour postprandial.

2 hour postprandial test is for…

Pregnant women and people with elevated blood glucose.