Nutrition &
Exercise
Monitoring
Complications
Treatments
Diabetic Terms
100
A nutrient that is healthy, but causes blood sugar to rise, especially if you eat too much. Example: grains, fruit, starchy vegetables, milk, yogurt.
What are carbohydrates?
100
The device used by the patient, at home, to measure blood sugar on a daily basis.
What is a home glucose meter or glucometer?
100
Blood sugar becomes too low, less than 70mg/dL.
What is hypoglycemia?
100
If the A1C is not too high, the provider will generally recommend "this" to control diabetes instead of medications.
What are lifestyle changes (ie. diet and exercise)?
100
The term for when blood sugar levels are too high.
What is hyperglycemia?
200
Recommended amount of time spent each day doing physical activity.
What is 30 minutes?
200
The ABCs of Diabetes Monitoring
What is Hemoglobin A1C, Blood Pressure Control, and Control your Fats (cholesterol)?
200
Complications caused by poor management of diabetes (name at least two).
What are heart disease, stroke, amputation, blindness, kidney disease, nerve pain.
200
A common short acting insulin that is often used for carbohydrate coverage or in a sliding scale regimen.
What is Humalog or Novalog?
200
In type 2 diabetes, this hormone is produced in decreased quantities.
What is Insulin?
300
Meal planning technique that recommends 1/2 plate non-starchy vegetables, 1/4 plate protein, 1/4 plate carbohydrates.
What is the plate method?
300
Check for blisters, cuts, or sores; redness or swelling using a mirror on the floor if needed.
What is a daily foot check?
300
Uncontrolled blood sugars can lead to damage of the nerves, particularly in the feet. This can cause pain and tingling.
What is neuropathy?
300
These are 2 common long acting (24 hour) insulins.
What are Levemir and Lantus?
300
A term used to describe diabetes that was discovered during pregnancy and not prior.
What is gestational diabetes?
400
A way to increase the amount of insulin released into the body and increase the amount of glucose that cells can absorb (not a medication).
What is exercise?
400
Blood test performed every 3-6 months to monitor overall diabetes progress.
What is Hemoglobin A1C?
400
High blood sugars cause damaged or leaky blood vessels in the retina of the eye that leads to blurred vision.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
400
This oral hypoglycemic medication is commonly known to cause diarrhea and stomach pain when a person first starts to take it.
What is Metformin (glucophage)?
400
One of the 3 P's used to help diagnose diabetes that means increased eating and hunger.
What is polyphagia?
500
Recommended number of grams of carbohydrates per meal.
What is 45-60 grams for women and 60-75 grams for men?
500
Exams performed every 12 months for optimal diabetes monitoring (name three).
What is a complete physical exam, clinical foot exam, urine test (microalbuminurea), cholesterol test, dilated eye exam, and immunizations (flu and pneumoccal).
500
Complications that can occur when a mother with gestational diabetes has uncontrolled sugars during pregnancy (name at least two.)
What are macrosomia (>9 lb baby), increased need for C-section, preeclampsia, difficulties during delivery (shoulder distocia), and/or quickly changing blood sugar for baby after delivery and the need to treat it.
500
A medication commonly prescribed to help with diabetic neuropathy.
What is Gabapentin (Neurontin)?
500
The medical terms used to describe before and after a meal.
What is preprandial and post prandial?
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