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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Giving a "muffin test" to people at risk for diabetes might help doctors diagnose the disease and its warning signs, according to a new study.
Tests for diabetes and its precursor, impaired glucose tolerance, check how well the body uses glucose, a type of sugar.
In one common test, called an oral glucose tolerance test, a person fasts overnight and then drinks a sugary solution while doctors monitor how the body reacts and how much sugar sticks around in the blood.
Researchers behind the new report wondered if people might prefer munching on a muffin to downing the glucose drink -- and if a muffin test would give doctors a better idea of how the body deals with real food.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-muffin-diabetes-idUSTRE79P81R20111026
Tests for diabetes and its precursor, impaired glucose tolerance, check how well the body uses glucose, a type of sugar.
In one common test, called an oral glucose tolerance test, a person fasts overnight and then drinks a sugary solution while doctors monitor how the body reacts and how much sugar sticks around in the blood.
Researchers behind the new report wondered if people might prefer munching on a muffin to downing the glucose drink -- and if a muffin test would give doctors a better idea of how the body deals with real food.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-muffin-diabetes-idUSTRE79P81R20111026