Article: New findings from Ruhr University in the area of life sciences described.

"Postprandial hyperglycaemia is often assumed in individuals with high glucose excursions during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), but the relationship between glucose levels during the OGTT and after a mixed meal is yet unclear. We addressed whether (i) glucose concentrations after an oral glucose load are similar to those after a test meal or under daily life conditions and (ii) impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) predicts postprandial hyperglycaemia," researchers in Bochum, Germany report (see also Life Sciences).

"A total of 60 subjects with normal (NGT), IGT or diabetic (DM) glucose tolerance were examined with an OGTT, a mixed meal challenge (3433 kJ) and ...

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