Medications
Nutrition
Lifestyle
Facts
Anishinabemowin
100

Which medication is typically ordered first when diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes? 

Metformin**

100

What food group causes high blood sugar levels if eaten in excess? 

Refined Carbohydrates 

100

The tingling sensation one may experience in their feet due to elevated blood sugars

Neuropathy*

100

The most common type of diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes**

100

Sugar

ziinzibaakwad

200

What medication has the potential to cause yeast infections? 

Invokana, Jardiance, Forxiga**

200

How many grams of carbohydrates are considered one serving? 

15g CHO**

200

Some one living with Diabetes, how often should they have an eye exam? 

Once a year

200


Labrador leaf/ Labrador tea. Mashkiigoobagwaaboo 

Common traditional plan medicine. 


200

Blood

miskwi 

300

True or False: 

Long acting insulin is always given twice a day

False

Long acting insulin is typically given once a day at bedtime*

300

Which type of bread is lowest on the glycemic index?

White, Whole Wheat, Rye, Sourdough 

Sourdough

300

True or False:

Illness can cause your blood sugars to be higher than normal. 

True, along with stress and many other factors illness can cause elevation in blood sugars for the time period one is sick.**

300

Binekohbihns  Or Bearberry . The leaves are used and drank in a tea. 

300

Eye

Oshkiinzhig

400

Popular medication among Hollywood, know to cause weight loss. This medication originally is intended for Diabetes. 

Ozempic

400

What carbohydrate can the body not digest? 

Fiber** 

Found in whole grain cereals, fruit and vegetables. Indigestible parts or compounds of plants which pass unchanged through our stomachs and intestines.

400

How often should someone living with diabetes monitor their feet? 

Daily*

400

A device that measures your glucose level by testing the blood

Glucometer*

400

Apple

Mishiimin 

500

What is the a priority concern while using Insulin. 

Hypoglycemia**

500

How many glasses of water should someone living with diabetes consume daily? 

6.5-8.5 cups per day (1.6-2L)**

500

How many minutes a day should be active minutes? 

30 minutes per day (150 minutes per week)*

500

Which city in Canada was the first to develop insulin?

Toronto**

500

Hospital

Aakoziiwigamig

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