CRITERIA FOR AND INTERPRETATION OF NORMAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TESTS
Authors: H O MOSENTHAL, E BARRY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 November 1950CRITERIA FOR AND INTERPRETATION OF NORMAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TESTSHERMAN O. MOSENTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P., EILEEN BARRY, B.S.HERMAN O. MOSENTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P., EILEEN BARRY, B.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-5-1175 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe old dictum that every diabetic has a high prolonged glucose tolerance curve, but that every high prolonged curve is not indicative of diabetes, still holds true. The lack of specificity of the crucial test often puts an unwarranted mental, physical, and financial burden upon the individual suspected of diabetes. It has been the purpose of our studies to approach the true conditions a little more closely and to make the procedure more definite. 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