Types of Diabetes
The most common type of diabetes is:
a) Type 1 diabetes
b) Type 2 diabetes
c) Gestational diabetes
What is "b" 'Type 2 diabetes"
What is the name of the sugar that our food turns into and goes into the blood.
What is "glucose"
Diabetes mellitus is named after which of the two languages:
a) Greek and Latin
b) Canadian and Greek
c) American and Canadian
What is "a" Greek and Latin
A sign a symptom of diabetes is:
a) numb feet
b) really thirsty
c) cuts and sores that do not heal fast
d) all of the abovee) b and c only
What is "e" - b and c only
True or False. Carbohydrates like cake, bread, chips, pop, or fruit drinks will all turn into sugar faster than a hamburger pattie.
What is "true"
Carbohydrates are the fastest nutrient to turn into a sugar called glucose and go into your blood.
Type of diabetes caused by the 'apple shaped' body. (Slim legs and larger belly area)
What is Type 2 diabetes
Part of the body that makes insulin.
What is 'the pancreas'
Which is considered a "Risk Factor" for diabetes?
a) Having a parent or sibling with diabetes
b) Being First Nation
c) Having high blood fat (cholesterol & triglycerides)
e) All of the above
What is "e" all of the above.
True or False. Blurred vision is a sign and symptom of diabetes.
What is 'true'
Which fruit will make a person with diabetes's blood sugars go up fast (or worsen their diabetes)?
a) a banana
b) watermelon
c) orange
What is "b" - a watermelon
Most common type of diabetes in those that live in LGR
What is type 2 diabetes.
Part of the body where the excess (overload) of sugar (glucose) in the blood goes to and is turned into a bad fat.
What is the "liver"
True or False. The number one cause of blindness in Canada is caused by diabetes
What is "True". When blood sugars are constantly high over a long period of time, the high blood sugars can damage your eyesight.
True or False. A person with diabetes can live a healthy and happy life if they take care in watching their blood sugars under control.
What is 'True"
What has less sugar in it, so does not make a person's blood sugars go up after eating as fast and a good choice.
a) red potato
b) sweet potato
c) yellow potatoes with skins
What is "sweet potato". Sweet potato is actually not a potato at all, but a root. It is very high in fibre and does not let our blood sugars rise as fast as a white and yellow potato.It is a healthy choice.
Type of diabetes that can happen when a person is young and they need to be on a medicine called insulin.
What is "Type 1 diabetes"
What is 'abdominal' or 'belly' fat
This coats the blood vessels and does not allow the insulin to get the glucose out of the blood and into the cells.
A complication of constant high blood sugars over 11.0 mol/L can cause kidney damage in some people.
What is "true"
For those with with a family history of diabetes, it is important to:
a) not start smoking cigarettes or weed
b) do not drink alcohol
c) get a good sleep each night
d) all of the above
What is the worst type of rice that a person with diabetes should eat?
a) Minute rice
b) long-grain rice
c) wild rice
What is "a" - Minute rice
Eating a bowl of minute rice is like eating a bowl of sugar. It will make a person's blood sugars go up very fast. Choose long-grain, or parboiled rice instead.
Type of diabetes where the pancreas has suddenly stopped making insulin in a young person so they must take insulin by injection.
What is type 1 diabetes.
Name of the medical condition where blood sugar (glucose) starts to rise too high in our blood.
Diabetes
What does hypoglycemia mean?
a) high blood sugars
b) low blood sugars
c) normal blood sugars
What is "b" "low blood sugars"
If a person has been told they have prediabetes. They have been diagnosed with diabetes. True or False
What is "False" Pre (means before) and diabetes (means high blood sugars)
Prediabetes means you do not have diabetes at this point, but you could be at risk of getting it
Which of the following foods will make blood sugars go up the fastest?
a) peanuts
b) piece of moose meat
c) Bowl of pasta
d) boiled egg
e) piece of cheese
What is "c" - a bowl of pasta.
Meats, eggs, cheese and nuts and seeds will not make blood sugar levels rise as they contain mostly protein and fat. Pasta however, will make blood sugars rise