Facts or Myths
True or False: Eating too much sugar causes Type 1 diabetes.
False:
Type 1 diabetes happens when the pancreas cannot make insulin normally.
Function of insulin in your body
What is circulating, allowing sugar to enter your cells and lowering the amount of sugar in your bloodstream?
Total minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise a diabetic should engage in weekly.
What is 150 minutes?
One of the first things recommended for someone diagnosed with Diabetes
What is starting a healthy nutrition plan?
What is the hormone associated with Diabetes?
Insulin, which works with the sugar taken into the body to use for energy.
True or False: Insulin cures diabetes
False:
Insulin helps glucose/sugar out of the blood and into the body to be used for energy but it doesn't cure Diabetes.
Four locations to give insulin injections in the body
What is the abdomen, thighs, back of the arms, and buttocks?
Importance of exercise in a client with type 1 diabetes
What is increases insulin sensitivity which makes it easier for the body to process carbs?
Two key roles in managing Diabetes
What is exercise and a healthy diet?
What is a symptom of Type 1 Diabetes? Gaining weight or losing weight?
What is losing weight?
The body starts to use muscle and fat for energy as it cannot use sugar.
True or False: The client should be very carefully with cutting their toenails with neuropathy.
False:
You should not attempt to cut your toenails if you have neuropathy or other foot problems related to diabetes. See a podiatrist or a foot care nurse regularly for toenail care and foot examinations.
True or False: You should always use the same injection site.
False:
Using the same insulin injection site over and over is not a good idea. Eventually, insulin injected at that over-used site won’t be absorbed as quickly. You should rotate injection sites.
Should be done before, during, and after physical activity
What is check your blood glucose levels?
If they fall too low it can cause Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar.
Three ways to prevent foot care problems
What is:
Inspecting your feet daily
Bathing feet in Luke warm and never hot water
Moisturizing your feet but not between your toes
Cut your nails carefully or by a certified health professional
Wearing socks made for diabetics
Shaking out your shoes before wearing them
Never walk barefoot
Book periodic foot exams
Don't Smoke
Take care of your diabetes
Don't cross your legs
Walk as much as possible
Because Diabetes makes the body not be able to use sugar for energy, most people with diabetes tend to feel...
What is tired and very sleepy from lack of energy?
True or False: Long acting insulin peaks after approximately 4 to 12 hours, and continues to work for 12-18 hours.
False:
Intermediate-acting insulin starts working approximately 2 to 4 hours after injection, peaks approximately 4 to 12 hours later, and continues to work for 12-18 hours.
Long-acting insulin starts working after several hours after injection, does not have a peak action and works for approximately 24 hours.
Where you should store unopened insulin pens
What is a refrigerator?
Store used opened pen within 30 days away at room temperature
An important thing to wear during exercise and physical activity as well as day to day life?
What is a medical identification bracelet?
It alerts others about the diabetes, should an emergency occur.
Who should be aware of your diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes?
Any teachers, coaches, nurses, or people in charge so they can get you help when you need it.
Signs and symptoms related to hypoglycemia
What is shakiness, racing heart, sweating, anxiety, hunger, dizziness, nervousness and headaches. And more severe would be seizures, loss of consciousness and possible death?
True or False: There is no cure for diabetes
True:
There is no cure for diabetes. Using insulin shots can make life with diabetes easier. But Type 1 diabetes comes from the destruction of insulin cells which cannot be replaced.
The injection site that absorbs insulin the quickest
What is the abdomen?
The abdomen absorbs and can process the insulin more quickly.
An important thing to keep handy or by you while you are engaging in exercise with type 1 diabetes?
What is a snack?
Its important to keep healthy snack and drinks such as crackers and cheese or peanut butter. As well as drinks like gatorade, or healthy juices.
An easy way to plan and prepare when going out?
What is looking at an online menu?
Many restaurants post their menus online. Check and see what nutritional information they have and what will be better for your diet.
The four warning signs for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
What is increased urination, increased thirst, increases breathing and fatigue?