HEALTH QUIZ

diabetes  PART ONE
the normal fasting blood glucose level is

•  between 70 and 110 g/dl.
• between 90 and 120 g/dl.
• between 95 and 125 g/dl.

To do fasting blood sugar, meaning that you are fasting for:

•  the past 1 hours
• the past 2 hours
• the past 8 hours

hemoglobin A1c will tell what the diabetic's blood sugar levels have been

• for the past 2-3 months
• for the past 2-3 weeks
• for the past 6-9 months

main cause of death in diabetics is relatd to :

• heart disease
• liver diseasr
• nervous system diseases

Worldwide, how many diabetic patients

• 5 millions
• 100 millions
• 170 millions

What causes diabetes

• Eating sugar and you are normal weight
• Being overweight
• Eating proteins

People with diabetes should eat

• special diabetic foods  
• normal food low in fat, salt and sugar, plenty of fruit and vegetables

Diabetes is contagious

•     TRUE
• FALSE

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Kids with diabetes can't exercise.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Exercise:

• Lowers the amount of blood sugar
• Results in a person feeling better
• Helps avoid becoming overweight
• all of the above

Insulin cures diabetes.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Type 1 diabetes:

• Usually seen in children
• Called juvenile diabetes
• The body does not make insulin
• Will need insulin for treatment
• Usually the symptoms are obvious
• All of the above

Type 2 diabetes:

• is the most common form of diabetes
• occur at older age
• can be prevented or delayed
• either no enough insulin or body not responding to i
• all of the above

Diabetes in women prevents them from having children. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

type 2 diabetes could be prevented or delayed through

•  losing  weight
• 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, five days a week
• Lowering your blood cholesterol level
• All of the above

Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can increase your risk of developing diabetes to more than 3 times that of nonsmokers. 

•    TRUE
• FALSE

risk factors for diabetes type 2 include

• Obesity:
• high Serum triglycerides -.
• Low HDL cholesterol 40mg/dl or lower in men and 50mg/dl or lower in women.
• Blood pressure of 130/85 or more.
• All of the above

Insulin:

• Hormone made by the pancreas
• Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy.
• Overdose leads to hypoglycemia
• All of the above

Hypoglycemia

• May occur due insulin over dosage
• May occur if you did not adjust insulin dose according to exercise and meal
• Characterized by sweating; drowsiness and headache
• All of the above