Lecture 5 Diabetes

What disease accounts for the majority of deaths in U.S. women?

Coronary heart disease

According to scientific evidence, which of the following actions can help reduce a person's risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Exercising daily

In the otherwise stable person with type 1 diabetes, a potential problem associated with physical activity is

Hypoglycemia

A person with diabetes is most likely to develop

strokes and heart attacks.

What percentage of people with type 2 diabetes are obese?

80-90

Beverly is a 48-year-old woman with a strong family history of atherosclerosis. She eats a diet high in fat, smokes, and doesn't exercise much because she typically works 12-hour days. Beverly visits her doctor because she has recently been having chest pains. Her doctor suspects she is at risk for a heart attack. Which of the following would be the most definitive predictor of this suspicion?

C-reactive protein concentrations

Which of the following is a leading cause of both blindness and kidney failure?

Diabetes

What also happened to Eddy health wise, in addition to losing one of his lower legs?

He needed dialysis

Which of the following foods has a low glycemic index (less than 70)?

Peanuts

Diabetes is known to increase the risk for all of the following except

dental cavities.

Gangrene is a common complication primarily in people with

diabetes.

How often a week is it typical for a dialysis patient, such as Carolyn in the NPR video, to go for dialysis treatment?

Three times per week

In which of the following conditions would the pancreas be unable to synthesize insulin?

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Brooke is a 42-year-old obese person who seems to be always hungry and thirsty. She is constantly drinking sodas and likes to end her dinner every night with a piece of chocolate cake and ice cream. After going to the doctor, Brooke is diagnosed with diabetes. Which of the following types of diabetes does Brooke most likely have?

Type 2 diabetes

Which of the following characteristics increases a person's risk of type 2 diabetes?

Weighing more than average

A person's level of C-reactive protein appears to be a strong predictor for

a heart attack.

Diabetes is known to lead to all of the following except

increased resistance to infections.

The excessive thirst common in diabetes is known as

polydipsia.

Insulin resistance is defined as

reduced sensitivity of cells to blood insulin.

How did Eddy from Sacramento hurt his food in the NPR clip on diabetes?

Down by the American River