True or False
Diabetes is a disease for people over 40
False
Insulin must be injected with which type of diabetes?
Type 1
What are the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes?
Pre-diabetes
Overweight
Not being physically active
Family history
Over 40 years of age
When a person has low blood sugar it is called?
Hypoglycemia
How does a person with diabetes measures their blood sugar?
Through a blood test
Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and strokes
True
What type of diabetes is most common in older adults?
What is Type 2
Sugar used by the body to make energy. What is this called?
Glucose
What is an A1C?
It is a blood test that measures the average amount of glucose over a 3 month period.
What is the biggest risk factor for type 2 diabetes?
Obesity
Everyone with Pre-Diabetes will eventually develop type 2 diabetes
False
Which type of diabetes is a growing trend among teens?
What is Type 2
The organ where insulin is created
What is Pancreas
Blindness and kidney disease are a_________.
Complication from diabetes
Excessive thirst and tingling in hands in feet are both_______with diabetes?
Warning signs
Can a weight loss of 5 to 10 % can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes?
True
Which type of diabetes produces no insulin?
Type 1
A device that measures blood glucose?
Glucometer
If you have a high blood sugar, you have_______
Hyperglycemia
When a person has low blood sugar they could take ________to increase their sugar quickly.
Glucose tablet
How do we control the symptoms of diabetes?
Balanced Diet
Exercise
Medication
Tue or False
There is no cure for diabetes?
True
When a person with diabetes looks at a food label they should look at the ________ reading?
Carbohydrate
This type of diabetes has increased the most over the past 15 years
Type 2