previous abnormality of glucose tolerance

previous abnormality of glucose tolerance

[prē′vē·əs]

an obsolete classification that includes people who previously had diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance but whose fasting and postprandial plasma glucose levels have returned to normal. Included in this category were people who had gestational diabetes but whose plasma level returned to normal after parturition and obese people whose plasma glucose level returned to normal after they lost weight. Formerly called latent diabetes. See also diabetes mellitus.