Diabetes Basics
This hormone helps move sugar from your blood into your body's cells.
What is Insulin?
This usually make blood sugar go up.
What are carbs?
Feeling shaky is usually a sign of this.
What is low blood sugar?
This device continuously checks your glucose.
What is a CGM?
True or False: People with Type 1 diabetes can still play sports.
True!
People with Type 1 diabetes have to check this number throughout the day.
What is Glucose? (Blood Sugar)
Which has more carbs: an apple or cheese?
Being very thirsty can be a sign of this.
What is high blood sugar?
This device can give insulin throughout the day without injections.
What is an insulin pump?
Name one famous athlete or celebrity with Type 1 diabetes.
Nick Jonas, Max Domi, Jay Cutler, Kris Freeman.
This organ makes insulin in people without diabetes.
What is the Pancreas?
Name one food that has very few carbohydrates
Possible Answers: Eggs, cheese, chicken, steak, bacon, fish.
What should you use to treat a low blood sugar?
Juice, glucose tablets, regular soda, fruit snacks.
What does CGM stand for?
What is Continuous Glucose Monitor?
True or False: You can swim while wearing many insulin pumps or CGMs.
It depends on the device—but many are water resistant.
True or False: Eating too much sugar causes Type 1 diabetes.
False
What should you always know before giving insulin for a meal?
Carb count, blood sugar, insulin dose.
After treating a low, how many minutes should you usually wait before checking again?
What is 15 minutes?
Name one place on your body where you can wear a CGM or pump site.
Arm, abdomen, thigh, lower back (depending on device).
Name something awesome you can do even if you have Type 1 diabetes.
Any positive answer! (Sports, travel, camping, college, dancing, etc.)
Name one reason blood sugar might go up besides eating.
Illness, stress, hormones, forgetting insulin, excitement, growth spurts.
Name three foods that contain carbohydrates.
Bread, rice, cereal, fruit, pasta, milk, potatoes, cookies, juice
Name two symptoms of low blood sugar.
Shaky, sweaty, dizzy, hungry, confused, tired.
Why is it important to rotate where you put pump sites or injections?
To help insulin work well and keep skin healthy.
Finish this sentence: "Having diabetes doesn't stop me from ______."
Any answer!