Chapter 16 A Quiz

Oral medications are

sometimes effective in managing type 2 diabetes.

The A1C or glycosylated hemoglobin test gives the average value of a patient's blood glucose over the past

2 to 3 months

The condition characterized by elevated blood glucose levels during pregnancy is known as

gestational diabetes.

Diabetes can result in weight loss because calories are

lost in the glucose that passes into urine.

In a state of diabetic ketoacidosis

an individual can fall into a coma and die.

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to prediabetes?

It is one of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome.

Chantel has been diagnosed with diabetes. Which of the following lifestyle changes is most likely to help her prevent surges in her blood glucose level?

Monitoring the glycemic load of the foods she eats

For patients with pre-diabetes, what strategies does the Diabetes Prevention Program show is effective in reducing the risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes?

Regular physical activity and losing 5 to 7 percent of current body weight

Which of the following occurs as a result of gestational diabetes?

There is a higher risk of birth-related complications.

Each year, diabetes kills more Americans than

breast cancer

People with type 1 diabetes are dependent upon

daily insulin injections or infusions.

People with uncontrolled diabetes can develop blindness due to

damage to blood vessels of the eyes.

Most diabetics need to use a glucose meter to monitor their blood glucose levels several times each

day

Carbohydrates that have been ingested are broken down into the form of sugar known as

glucose

Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by

high levels of blood glucose

Foods thought to lower the risk of diabetes include

high-fiber foods

A condition in which blood sugar levels are elevated is

hyperglycemia

Having a close relative with type 2 diabetes

increases your risk

The hormone that is secreted by the pancreas and used by body cells for the uptake and storage of glucose is

insulin

A state in which the body's cells fail to respond to the effects of insulin is

insulin resistance.

The body organ that filters excess glucose from the blood by diluting it with water is the

kidney

A cluster of conditions that strongly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes is known as

metabolic syndrome

Age, ethnicity, genetics, and biological factors are

nonmodifiable risk factors for diabetes.

Which organ secretes insulin?

pancreas

The form of diabetes in which the immune system destroys insulin-making cells in the pancreas is

type 1