Disease Facts
The most common form of diabetes.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
A good range for your blood sugars.
What is:
Fasting & Before Meals: 70-130 mg/dL
2 hours from the start of a meal: 70-180 mg/dL
Check with your physician for YOUR personal goals.
3 Foods that have carbohydrates.
What are:
Grains, beans, milk/yogurt, fruit/fruit juice, sweets/sugary foods, starchy vegetables
The effect that stress/illness has on blood sugars.
What is it raises blood sugars?
3 problems that result from chronic high blood sugars.
Blindness, kidney disease, nerve damage, amputation, cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attack, & loss of circulation in arms and legs?
Your goal A1C after being diagnosed with diabetes.
What is less than 7%?
True or False:
If you have diabetes, you can't eat a potato.
What is FALSE.
1 medium potato = 2 CHO servings
1 large potato = 4 CHO servings
1/2 cup mashed = 1 CHO serving
2 ways to decrease stress.
What are:
physical activity, hobbies, breathing/relaxing/meditation, adequate sleep
2 lifestyle changes that will improve your blood sugar.
What are:
Healthy eating, exercising, monitoring blood sugars, stress reduction, taking medications appropriately
What is when you are seeing a trend of unexplained high or low blood sugars.
*Have a conversation with your doctor and determine when they want you to call them.
2 vegetables that contain carbohydrates.
What are:
potatoes, peas, corns, beans
Also: pumpkin, acorn/butternut squash
True or False:
Depression is associated with diabetes.
What is TRUE.
Body organ that produces insulin.
What is the pancreas?
3 Factors that affect your blood sugar.
What are:
Exercise, medications, stress, illness, carbohydrate foods
The number of carbohydrate grams in one carb serving.
What is 15 grams?
2 types of community support.
What are:
Diabetes support groups, healthcare team, psychotherapy, online resources, family & friends, religious & other organizations
The most important letter in DSMT (Diabetes Self-Management Training).
What is S (Self)?