UsualSuspect
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Many people with impaired GTT's or actual CFRD can have normal fasting glucoses and/or a normal AIC. Even if you don't have full blown CFRD, you could have an impaired glucose tolerance test, which very well could manifest into CFRD. The whole idea is to be proactive about it. Also, a standard OGTT (for the general populous) has the glucose measured at 0 and 120 minutes, which gives zero indication as to how high the sugar could have been in between. It's a good idea to have it tested every 30 minutes, so you can see how high it gets, and where it peaked. Also, it's a good idea to have insulin levels tested with each sugar so that you can see if it's a lack of insulin being produced, or simply resistance to insulin. This requires 6-7 draws, which is a pain, but many places have a nurse put a line in to draw from. Also, you can have the rest of your annual bloodwork done from this session. It's also important to have it while you're at your baseline and not during an exacerbation, of course.