Using the glucose and insulin values from a 5-hr oral glucose tolerance test, nine quantitative measures have been developed to separate normal, "flat-curve," and non-insulin-dependent diabetic (NIDD) patients. The purpose of these measures is to quantify per se the degree of control operating in glucose homeostasis. A control index which is based upon Swan's minimizing principle and uses only the glucose values was successful in assessing the degree of control operating in glucose homeostasis.
Adult Blood Glucose