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tolerance

In medicine, gradual increase of resistance to a drug's effects when it is taken over a long period. This means that more of the drug must be taken to achieve the desired effect.



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If the dieter''s weight do not increase or stay at status quo, then that will be the level of carbs in his meals and henceforth to maintain his ideal weight, he will know his carbohydrate tolerance level.
In subjects without diabetes, renal failure, or insulinoma, octreotide suppression of nocturnal growth hormone did not appear to be an important regulator of carbohydrate tolerance the morning after drug intake.
[alpha]-glucosidase inhibition, oral carbohydrate tolerance test, blood fructosamine concentration * Introduction Since the early 1990s, a new class of antidiabetic drugs, [alpha]-glucosidase inhibitors, has been known as an approach for treating diabetes, and was introduced with the marketing of acarbose (made by Bayer Germany AG).
 
 
 
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