True or False: Diabetes can lead to cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness, and nerve damage
True
100
The type of diabetes that genetic and environmental factors trigger
What is Type 1
100
What is the requirement for diabetes control
BALANCE OF DIET, EXERCISE, MEDICATION
200
What is the primary organ related to diabetes?
What is the pancreas
200
The electrolyte that is critical to monitor during the treatment of DKA?
What is potassium
200
What is the type of complication that includes hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, bacterial/fungal infections, and lactic acidosis
(HINT: Short term or Long Term)
Short- term
200
True or False: Inactive individuals are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes
True
200
What is the hormone injection that type 1 diabetics require
Insulin
300
Ketoacidosis occurs mostly in which type of Diabetes?
Type 1
300
The speed at which fluid replacement occurs
What is slow
300
What is the type of complication that includes eye disease (retinopathy), kidney disease (nephropathy), nerve disease (neuropathy), circulatory disease (cardiovascular), amputation
(HINT: Short term or Long Term)
Long- Term
300
What is the type of diabetes obesity increases the risk for
What is Type 2
300
The type of IV fluid first given to a patient with DKA?
What is Normal Saline
400
What term is used for high blood sugar?
Hyperglycemia
400
Frequency of vitals check after patient is stabilized and insulin treatment is in place
What is every 4 hours
400
What are common heart problems diabetics are at risk for
STROKE, HEART ATTACK, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
400
What is the magic age that makes an individual at risk for type 2 diabetes
What is 40
400
The frequency of blood glucose checks following the initial treatment for hypoglycemia.
Every 15 minutes
500
What is the term for what was formally known as adult on set diabetes
Type 2
500
Causes cerebral edema
What is administering the treatment too fast
500
The result of inappropriate metabolism of fats.
What are ketones in the urine?
500
What is a healthy person’s blood sugar usually between
70 - 110 mg/dL
500
When to dispose of insulin
What is the expiration date or 30 days after opening?