Deck 10: Understanding and Managing Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide

Question 1

About ______ million people in the United States have diabetes.

A) 7
B) 20
C) 24
D) 33

Answer 1

24

Question 2

Which of the following races/ethnicities has the highest incidence of diabetes?

A) Whites
B) Mexican Americans
C) African Americans
D) Native Americans

Answer 2

Native Americans

Question 3

Diabetes is a defect in the transfer of ______ from the bloodstream into the cells.

A) cholesterol
B) glucose
C) minerals
D) water

Answer 3

glucose

Question 4

What organ produces insulin?

A) liver
B) pancreas
C) bile
D) colon

Question 5

All of the following are types of diabetes EXCEPT

A) type 1.
B) gestational.
C) type 3.
D) type 2.

Question 6

Type 1 diabetes is commonly found in all of the following EXCEPT

A) children.
B) teenagers.
C) young adults.
D) older adults.

Question 7

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes include increased urination, unexplained weight loss, and

A) unexplained bleeding.
B) primary insomnia.
C) increased thirst.
D) eczema.

Question 8

More than ______ percent of people with diabetes have type 2.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 80
D) 90

Question 9

In response to insulin resistance, the pancreas

A) produces more insulin.
B) produces less insulin.
C) fails.
D) resists introduced insulin.

Question 10

About ______ percent of people with type 2 diabetes are obese.

A) 40-50
B) 70-80
C) 80-90
D) 90-100

Question 11

Type 2 diabetes is most likely to develop in people older than

A) 10.
B) 20.
C) 30.
D) 40.

Question 12

A woman who has gestational diabetes during pregnancy is ______ percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within 5 to 10 years

A) 10-20
B) 20-40
C) 40-60
D) 60-70

Question 13

Pre-diabetes may be reversed by losing weight, improving diet, and

A) doing physical therapy.
B) hydrating regularly.
C) increasing physical activity.
D) decreasing physical activity.

Question 14

The following are all complications of diabetes EXCEPT

A) eye disease.
B) hair loss.
C) kidney disease.
D) nerve damage.

Question 15

Which disease occurs at younger ages and is at least twice as common in those with diabetes as in those without diabetes?

A) atherosclerosis
B) cancer
C) stroke
D) congestive heart failure

Question 16

Complications from diabetes can damage which part of the eye?

A) retina
B) cornea
C) pupil
D) iris

Question 17

Peripheral neuropathy causes all of the following EXCEPT

A) pain.
B) numbness.
C) bleeding.
D) tingling.

Question 18

All the complications from diabetes, including major diseases, can be managed if the patient carefully maintains

A) insulin levels.
B) blood glucose levels.
C) proper nutrition.
D) an active lifestyle.

Question 19

Macrovascular diseases include all of the following EXCEPT

A) kidney disease.
B) heart disease.
C) stroke.
D) peripheral vascular disease.

Question 20

What is the most common blood glucose test?

A) casual plasma glucose test
B) fasting plasma glucose test
C) oral glucose tolerance test
D) normal glucose platelets test

Question 21

All of the following are ways of diagnosing diabetes EXCEPT

A) a fasting plasma glucose test.
B) a casual plasma glucose test.
C) a normal glucose platelets test.
D) an oral glucose tolerance test.

Question 22

What makes blood glucose levels rise?

A) insulin
B) food
C) walking
D) running

Question 23

Among adults with diagnosed diabetes, ______ percent take oral medication only.

A) 12
B) 17
C) 20
D) 57

Question 24

About ______ percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes take both oral medications and insulin.

A) 13
B) 25
C) 57
D) 72

Question 25

Which of the following terms means low blood glucose levels?

A) diabetes
B) glycemia
C) hypoglycemia
D) hyperglycemia

Question 26

All of the following are used to treat hypoglycemia EXCEPT

A) fruit juice.
B) coffee.
C) glucose tablets.
D) candy.

Question 27

All of the following professionals serve on a diabetes-care medical team EXCEPT

A) a dietician.
B) an exercise specialist.
C) a pharmacist.
D) a cardiologist.

Question 28

Which type of diabetes is the most difficult to control?

A) type 1
B) type 2
C) gestational
D) pre-diabetes

Question 29

In controlling type 1 diabetes, one should consider all of the following diet management techniques EXCEPT

A) eating times.
B) eating places.
C) type of food.
D) amount of food.

Question 30

Type 2 diabetes in children is associated with all of these EXCEPT

A) cavities.
B) obesity.
C) low levels of physical activity.
D) poor dietary patterns.

Question 31

Metabolic syndrome promotes

A) pancreatitis.
B) atherosclerosis.
C) obesity.
D) vascular syndrome.

Question 32

Treating metabolic syndrome reduces the risk of developing all of the following EXCEPT

A) heart disease.
B) stroke.
C) type 2 diabetes.
D) colon cancer.

Question 33

Reducing blood pressure, glucose levels, and ______ helps treat metabolic syndrome.

A) caffeine consumption
B) high-density lipoproteins
C) LDL cholesterol
D) water intake

Question 34

All of the following will help manage metabolic syndrome EXCEPT

A) weight loss.
B) an increase in refined sugars.
C) an increase physical activity.
D) a diet high in whole foods.

Question 35

One in ten Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes.

Question 36

Among people who have diabetes, 1 out of 4 are undiagnosed.

Question 37

Glucagon lowers the level of glucose in the blood stream.

Question 38

Insulin deficiency and insulin resistance can cause diabetes.

Question 39

Type 1 diabetes is also called insulin-resistant diabetes.

Question 40

Type 2 diabetes usually develops in teenagers.

Question 41

Gestational diabetes develops in early stages of pregnancy.

Question 42

Diet modification is used in the treatment of gestational diabetes.

Question 43

Gestational diabetes affects both men and women.

Question 44

Pre-diabetes is a type of diabetes.

Question 45

Unmanaged diabetes can be extremely disabling.

Question 46

Less than 10 percent of new kidney diseases are in people with diabetes.

Question 47

High blood pressure and metabolic factors lead to nerve damage in people with diabetes.

Question 48

Amputation is a complication of diabetes.

Question 49

Treating diabetes successfully means maintaining the proper balance between glucose and insulin.

Question 50

Hypoglycemia means blood glucose levels are too high.

Question 51

Diet and exercise can be used to control type 2 diabetes.

Question 52

Type 2 diabetes can usually be controlled without insulin if detected early.

Question 53

Family history has no association with type 2 diabetes.

Question 54

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that promote type 1 diabetes.

Question 55

Visceral fat is associated with type 2 diabetes.

Question 56

Drug therapies are sometimes combined with lifestyle modifications to manage metabolic syndrome.

Question 57

Discuss the risk factors and symptoms of the three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational.

Question 58

Discuss four major complications related to diabetes.