Disease or Syndrome
glucose intolerance
glu·cose in·tol·er·ance [ gloo-kohs in-tol-er-uhns ]
Subclass of:
Hyperglycemia
Definitions related to glucose intolerance (disease):
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(glucose intolerance) A pathological state in which BLOOD GLUCOSE level is less than approximately 140 mg/100 ml of PLASMA at fasting, and above approximately 200 mg/100 ml plasma at 30-, 60-, or 90-minute during a GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST. This condition is seen frequently in DIABETES MELLITUS, but also occurs with other diseases and MALNUTRITION.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(glucose intolerance) Blood sugar levels that are higher than normal, but not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(glucose intolerance) Glucose intolerance (GI) can be defined as dysglycemia that comprises both prediabetes and diabetes. It includes the conditions of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes mellitus (DM).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(glucose intolerance) The impairment of glucose metabolism, which results in hyperglycemia.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(glucose intolerance) The inability to regulate blood glucose levels resulting in hyperglycemia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(glucose intolerance) A disorder characterized by an inability to properly metabolize glucose.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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Several distinct disorders of glucose tolerance exist. The most widely used classification of diabetes mellitus (DM) and allied categories of glucose intolerance is that recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1985.WebMD, 2019
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