Diabetes Quiz - HPE9

What are signs and symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes?

• Nausea, vomiting, loss of breath, and internal bleeding

• Excessive urination, more intake of food and water, and loss of weight

• Itching, sadness, loss of breath, and excessive stress

• Happiness, good feeling, confidence, and weight loss

What is Type 1 Diabetes defined as?

• When the pancreas doesn't produce insulin

• When the pancreas produces a different substance to break down glucose

• When the pancreas produces insulin, but it does not function as expected

• When the pancreas works harder and is more effective than a normal pancreas

Type 1 Diabetes makes up ___ of all diabetes cases in the US.

• 5%

• 20%

• 50%

• 95%

What are possible treatments for Type 1 Diabetes?

• Taking insulin, eating healthy foods without a meal plan

• Removing insulin, eating and drinking more

• Taking insulin, getting irregular exercise for the body

• Taking insulin, checking blood sugar as it is prescribed

The _____ is the organ that produces insulin to break down glucose in the body.

What is the function of the thyroid?

• Helps with metabolism and is the cause for shrinking as you get older

• Helps with sounds made with the vocal cords

• Helps with metabolism and the growth of the body

• Helps with food digestion and produces bile to break down food

You should take an A1C test AT LEAST ___ a year to insure your blood sugar is under control

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

• Four times

What are medications necessary for diabetes?

• Advil, metformin, ibuprofen

• Starch blockers, metformin, tums

• Insulin, ibuprofen, amylin analogs

• Metformin, starch blockers, insulin

True/False:

Diabetes is the excess amount of insulin flowing free in the bloodstream.

• True

• False

What are treatments for Type 2 Diabetes?

• Staying generally overweight, eating more, exercise

• Staying at a healthy weight, taking medicine as you feel necessary, check blood sugar somewhat often

• Staying generally underweight, eating less, exercise

• Staying at a healthy weight, taking medicine as doctors feel necessary, check blood sugar often