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HMJ [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Endocrine System and Metabolism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impaired fasting glucose
1, record 1, English, impaired%20fasting%20glucose
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IFG 1, record 1, English, IFG
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- impaired fasting glycemia 2, record 1, English, impaired%20fasting%20glycemia
correct, less frequent
- IFG 2, record 1, English, IFG
correct
- IFG 2, record 1, English, IFG
- impaired fasting glycaemia 3, record 1, English, impaired%20fasting%20glycaemia
correct, less frequent
- IFG 3, record 1, English, IFG
correct
- IFG 3, record 1, English, IFG
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which the fasting blood sugar level is elevated (100 to 125 milligrams per deciliter or mg/dL) after an overnight fast but is not high enough to be classified as diabetes. 4, record 1, English, - impaired%20fasting%20glucose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) and Impaired Fasting Glycaemia (IFG) are intermediate conditions in the transition between normality and diabetes. People with IGT or IFG are at high risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes, although this is not inevitable. 5, record 1, English, - impaired%20fasting%20glucose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hyperglycémie modérée à jeun
1, record 1, French, hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20jeun
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HMJ 2, record 1, French, HMJ
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hyperglycémie à jeun non diabétique 3, record 1, French, hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20jeun%20non%20diab%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- hyperglycémie à jeun modérée 4, record 1, French, hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20jeun%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors du diabète défini par une glycémie à jeun veineuse supérieure ou égale à 7 mmol/l (1,26 g/l), l'American Diabetes Association a identifié deux anomalies de la tolérance glucosée : l'intolérance au glucose définie par une glycémie à la deuxième heure de l'hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale (HGPO) comprise entre 7,8 et 11 mmol/l (1,4 et 1,9 g/l) et l'hyperglycémie modérée à jeun (HMJ) où la glycémie veineuse à jeun est comprise entre 6,1 et 6,9 mmol/l (1,1 et 1,25 g/l). 2, record 1, French, - hyperglyc%C3%A9mie%20mod%C3%A9r%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20jeun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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