Table 1.

Potential roles for the 1-hour plasma glucose.

1. Reduce time, labor, and costs in performing 2- hour OGTT

2. Increase convenience for patients and providers with greater utilization

3. Detect individuals at risk for progression to type 2 diabetes

4. Identify individuals at high-risk for micro- and macro-vascular complications

5. Identify individuals at high-risk for mortality

6. Diagnose individuals with type 2 diabetes

7. Identify antibody positive individuals at risk of developing type 1 diabetes for participation in prevention trials

8. Diagnose gestational diabetes

9. Predict adverse neonatal outcomes and infant development

10. Identify pregnant women at high-risk of future type 2 diabetes and CVD