Abstract:Achieving early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Africans is challenging. The Glucola used in the OGTT is expensive and unavailable in most African countries. Alternatives to the OGTT are fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and A1C, but they have a low diagnostic sensitivity in Africans. As an alternative to the Glucola (75g glucose) used in the OGTT, we developed the Pastry Sugar Tolerance Test (PSTT) with pastry sugar (75g glucose powder) dissolved in hot water. Pastry sugar is inexpensive and widely available… Show more
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