DIABETIC TERMS
PREVENTION
RISK FACTORS
MONITORING
TREATMENT
100
The hormone involved with diabetes.
What is Insulin?
100
What is the time frame recommended for daily physical activity?
What is 30 minutes?
100
This lifestyle factor puts you at added risk for developing diabetes.
What is being overweight (sedentary lifestyle)?
100
The machine used to test blood sugar.
What is a glucometer?
100
Unopened insulin is stored here.
Where is the refrigerator?
200
The medical term for low blood sugar.
What is hypoglycemia?
200
The type of diabetes that weight control and physical activity can help prevent.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
200
State one way you can prevent a diabetic foot ulcer.
What is wearing socks and shoes, checking shoes for foreign objects, checking feet daily, caring for calluses, moisturizing daily (not between toes)?
200
How often should a diabetic be checking their feet for any changes, cuts, sores, dry skin, etc?
What is daily?
200
Because of diabetics lowered immune response, name one immunization you can receive to help reduce the risk of illness.
What is flu, pneumonia, shingles, tetanus, hep b, hep a?
300
The lab drawn to determine average blood sugar for the past 3 months.
What is HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin)?
300
Doing this can improve your body’s use of insulin, blood sugar and fat.
What is exercise?
300
People with diabetes are commonly prescribed this type of medication to decrease the risk of heart disease.
What is a cholesterol lowering medication (statin)?
300
What number is a "true" low blood sugar?
What is 70 and below?
300
When to dispose of insulin.
What is the expiration date or 30 days after opening?
400
Medical term for leg pain, numbness and tingling.
What is neuropathy?
400
The target number for your A1c.
What 7%?
400
Uncontrolled diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults ages 20-74. What can you have done each year to help prevent this?
What is having yearly diabetic eye exams?
400
When you are sick and unable to eat and drink like you normally would, how often should you be checking your blood sugar?
What is every 2-4 hours?
400
What class of medications are used to treat high blood pressure and help protect the kidneys in people living with diabetes?
What are ace inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ace & arbs), such as lisinopril, losartan, valsartan, quinapril
500
A doctor that specializes in the treatment of diabetes.
What is an endocrinologist?
500
This type of fat raises bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol.
What are saturated and trans fats?
500
What are common heart problems uncontrolled diabetics are at risk for? Name 2.
What are stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure?
500
After treating a blood sugar of less then 70, how many minutes later should you check your blood sugar?
What is 15 minutes?
500
For a blood sugar below 50mg/dL, how many grams of carbohydrates do you need to treat with?
What are 30 grams?
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