How often should you change the needle on your insulin pen device?
New needle for every injection
Does cheese contain carbohydrate that needs to be matched with insulin?
No
Does a Cornish pasty contain carbohydrates that need to be matched to insulin?
Yes
Where should you store unopened insulin?
in the fridge
How many gold medals has the Olympic rower Steve Redgrave won?
5
Why should you check your glucose level prior to injecting insulin?
To ensure not hypo
To accurately dose your insulin to include any correction needed with carb insulin
Does the weight of food equal total carb content?
No
What is the most accurate method of carb counting foods such as rice, pasta and potatoes?
Weighing
Is it ok to use insulin if it is out of date or discoloured?
No- start a new pen
Which Toy Story narrator has Type 2 diabetes?
Tom Hanks
To reduce the chance of a peak in blood glucose post meal, when should insulin be injected?
15 minutes prior to eating
When might it be appropriate to use an App or book to estimate carb quantities?
Eating out
What do we look for on food labels in order to count carbs?
Total Carbohydrate value
After how many days should opened insulin be discarded?
28 days
In the music industry and with unreported 'Type' of diabetes - who is known as 'the queen of soul'?
Aretha Franklin
Why is it important to rotate injection sites?
To prevent trauma (lipohypertrophy) & ensure a predictable absorption of insulin
Carbohydrate value, divided by Weight of food, times My Portion
Can you calculate the carb value of 235g of cooked pasta?
75.2g carbs
What might happen if you inject into a lipo (hard lump)?
unpredictable insulin absorption
Which of the Jonas brothers has Type 1 diabetes?
Nick
What size needle is suitable for everyone?
4mm
Can you calculate the carb value of 468g of oven chips?
140.4g carbs
If you were having a snack between breakfast and lunch what would you need to consider?
Does the snack contain more than 10g carbs?
How long before eating next meal is it?
Which organ in the body is responsible for producing insulin
Pancreas
What Star Wars creator has Type 2 diabetes?
George Lucas