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Why Muscle is Your Most Important Organ | Alexis Cowan PhD

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

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Impaired Glucose Tolerance Test and the Diagnosis of Prediabetes

Impaired glucose tolerance test, or prediabetes, is diagnosed when the blood sugar level is between 140-199 mg/dL two hours after a 75 gram oral glucose challenge. People with prediabetes have a 50% chance of developing type two diabetes within five years. They are also at a higher risk of developing other metabolic disorders. Skeletal muscle plays a crucial role in glucose clearance and accounts for 80% of glucose uptake from food.

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