Diabetes Basics
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, helps regulate blood sugar levels.
What is insulin?
This type of diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood and requires insulin.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
Counting these nutrients helps people manage their blood glucose.
What are carbohydrates?
A fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dL (7.0mmol/L) or higher indicates this condition.
What is diabetes?
True or False: Eating too mich sugar directly causes Type 1 diabetes.
This organ is responsible for producing insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This type of diabetes is often linked to insulin resistance and lifestyle factors.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
This type of exercise can help lower blood glucose by increasing insulin sensitivity.
What is aerobic exercise (or physical activity)?
This rapid-acting hormone therapy is required for all people with Type 1 diabetes.
What is insulin therapy?
True or False: People with diabetes can still eat dessert in moderation.
What is True.
The condition where blood glucose levels are too high is called this.
What is hyperglycemia?
In Type 1 diabetes, this part of the pancreas is attacked by the immune system.
What are the beta cells (in the islets of Langerhans)?
This index ranks foods based on how quickly they raise blood sugar.
What is glycemic index?
This device provides continous glucose readings throughout the day and night.
What is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)?
This famous "sugar disease" name comes from the Greek word meaning "to siphon."
What is diabetes?
The opposite of hyperglycemia, this condition refers to low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia?
True or False: People with Type 2 diabetes never need insulin.
What is False?
Consuming too many of these drinks, often sweetened with sugar, can increase diabetes risk.
What are sugary beverages (or soft drinks)?
Metformin is a common first-line medication for this type of diabetes.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
Before insulin was discovered in 1921, this was the main treatment for diabetes.
What is starvation (low-calorie) diet?
The test that measures average blood sugar over 2-3 months is known as this.
What is the HbA1c test (or A1c test)?
The autoimmune process leading to Type 1 diabetes often begins in this stage of life.
What is childhood or adolescence?
What is protein (or fat)?
An insulin oump delivers insulin through this type of medical equipment.
What is a cannula (or infusion set)?
The discovery of insulin is credited to this Canadian scientist and his team.
Who is Dr. Frederick Banting (and Charles Best)?