Answer to Question #166266 in Organic Chemistry for Sona Gabrielyan

Question

During a glucose tolerance test, the serum glucose concentration of a patient was found to be  131 mg/dL. Convert the concentration to grams per liter.

Answer 1

For OGTT the patient is required to fast for 8 hours and then a fasting plasma glucose is tested, after that oral glucose solution is given. After that blood samples can be drawn up to 4 times at different intervals to measure the blood glucose.