Impaired Glucose Tolerance - (IGT)

Sometimes  known as "borderline diabetes", people with IGT have ineffective  blood glucose regulating ability, but the degree of this has not  reached the level established for the diagnosis of diabetes. It is  estimated that 25% of people with IGT eventually progress to  diabetes, but most do not.

People with IGT do have increased risk  for cardiovascular diseases similar to people with Type 2 diabetes.  The primary management of this IGT is not blood glucose control,  however. The emphasis of treatment is lowering blood lipids  (cholesterol and triglycerides), controling blood pressure and  weight management.

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