The only comment I can think of is to adhere to the internationally
(WHO) accepted procedure (75 g anhydrous glucose in water). Nothing
different from that is outlined in the yearly updated recommendations
(see Diabetes Care January 2008).
Best regards,
Mike
Dr Michael Steiner
University of Rostock
Institute of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine
D-18057 Rostock
GERMANY
Bouhtiauy, Ihssan (R4) schrieb:
> I will appreciate any comments related to a new alternative for the
> GTT from a company CeaPro ( Alberta Canada). The patient should be
> fasting for 8 hrs, a blood sample (time 0) collected and he should
> eat 6 wafers (50g of dextrose) within 10 min with a large glass of
> water. A second sample is taking at 1h.
> Ihssan
> We have a patient who want to use this method, and I can't find any
> scientific support to this protocol.
>
> Dr. Ihssan Bouhtiauy, PhD, FCACB, FACB, MBA
> nouveau courriel/ new email [log in to unmask]
> Chef Clinique du département de Biochimie
> Régie Régionale de la santé4
> Edmundston, NB
> Canada
>
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