This fat increases bad cholesterol and decreases good cholesterol.
What is Trans Fat?
100
What is the time frame recommended for daily physical activity?
What is 30 minutes
100
Puts you at added risk of kidney failure and stroke.
What is high blood pressure or hypertension?
100
Needed to measure blood sugar
What is a test kit or glucometer?
100
The hormone the pancreas secretes
What is INSULIN?
200
The measure of how quickly carbohydrates affect your Blood glucose.
What is the Glycemic Index?
200
These can be prevented and or treated easily with daily inspection of your feet.
What are foot ulcers or wounds?
200
Increases risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes complications and depression.
What is inactivity?
200
Blood test that checks the average of blood sugar over the last 3 months
What is an A1c test?
200
These reduce blood sugar in type 2 Diabetes but do not contain insulin
What are ORAL HYPOGLYCEMICS?
300
The mineral in fruits and vegetables that helps to lower blood pressure
What is potassium?
300
Improves your body’s use of insulin, blood sugar and fat
What is exercise?
300
When you have a BMI score of 30 or more?
What is obesity?
300
Symptoms of this include moodiness, thirst, frequent urination and fatigue.
What is hyperglycemia or high blood sugar?
300
The best injection site on your body
What is the abdomen?
400
This nutrient is very importance at breakfast because it helps to keep us full and helps to lower our 2 hr post meal blood glucose reading.
What is Protein?
400
People with diabetes are at higher risk of these TWO conditions but are often embarrassed to talk about them with their diabetes team. (Only need to answer one for full points)
What is depression and erectile dysfunction (impotence)?
400
What is the type of diabetes that is genetic and cannot be prevented.
What is TYPE 1
400
Target Blood glucose Before meals?
What is 4.0-7.0mmol/L
400
A test that should be done yearly to check for retinopathy.
What is an eye test?
500
This type of FIBRE helps to lower blood glucose and blood cholesterol.
What is SOLUBLE FIBRE?
500
Tingling or burning in hands and feet.
What is neuropathy?
500
What are common heart problems diabetics are at risk for
What is STROKE, HEART ATTACK AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
500
Target blood glucose 2 hours after eating
What is 5-8 mmol/L
500
What is the ABCs of diabetes control
What is HBA1C, BLOOD PRESSURE, HEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS