Question 139 · LEK · Diagnostics

Indicate the amount of glucose to be given and the scheme for blood sampling in a 60- year-old male while performing the oral glucose tolerance test:

  1. A. 50 g; at fasting, the first and the second hour of the test.
  2. B. 75 g; at fasting, the first and the second hour of the test.
  3. C. 50 g; at fasting and the second hour of the test.
  4. D. 75 g; at fasting and the second hour of the test.
  5. E. 100 g; at fasting, the first and the second hour of the test.
Hint

Recall the WHO standard glucose load for adults and which time point is used to diagnose diabetes outside pregnancy.

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