Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing Using Candy: A Sweet Solution to Improve Screening in Children with Cystic Fibrosis?
Caroline WeeksSarah JacksonNadir DemirelJanelle OlsonVicki DeanCaitlin PyrzAna L CreoPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Our small pilot suggests that a carefully selected candy alternative may result in similar glycemic OGTT when compared to the standard oral dextrose solution. However, some participants preferred the oral dextrose solution to candy due to having to consume a large volume in a short period of time. This may have significant implications as centers consider candy alternatives to increase OGTT adherence rates.