Diabetes Through the Ages
The physician who coined the term “Mellitus” in Diabetes Mellitus.
Who is Thomas Willis?
This singer from the Jonas Brothers has Type 1.
Who is Nick Jonas?
This slang phrase means giving extra insulin out of frustration when numbers are high.
What is a rage bolus?
Your blood sugar is 62 before basketball practice your next action will be ____.
What is 15g of fast-acting carb?
Constantly thinking about blood sugars, food, and insulin can sometimes lead to feelings of being overwhelmed and cause _____.
What is stress?
The physician who experimentally demonstrated the presence of sugar in urine.
Who is Matthew Dobson?
This NFL quarterback played with Type 1 diabetes.
Who is Jay Cutler?
This word means giving insulin to cover food.
What is a bolus?
When the CGM arrow is straight up, this means your blood sugar will ______.
What is rising quickly?
Fear of overnight lows can cause this common mental health symptom.
What is anxiety?
What organ was hypothesized to contribute to the pathophysiology of diabetes in the 19th Century.
What is the pancreas?
This DC superhero, who also starred in Stargirl, lives with Type 1 Diabetes.
Who is Brec Bassinger?
This abbreviation refers to the number of insulin units still working in your body.
What is IOB (insulin on board)?
You feel fine, but your CGM reading is 280. You should consider _____.
What is a recheck of blood sugar with a finger stick and ketone testing?
Connecting with other people who also have Type 1 can improve _______ well-being.
What is emotional?
Insulin was originally tested on humans in what year.
What is 1922?
Lead singer of the rock band Poison.
Who is Bret Michaels?
This phrase describes the percentage of time your glucose stays within your target range.
What is Time in Range (TIR)?
You forgot to bolus before eating pizza, your blood sugar might ______.
What is may go high?
(possibly later and for longer because pizza is high in fat and carbs)
This term describes feeling exhausted from managing diabetes and wanting to ignore it.
What is diabetes burnout?
Lilly Pharmaceutical Company introduced the first commercially available insulin by this name.
What is Iletin?
USA Olympic swimmer and a member of Breakthrough T1D.
Who is Gary Hall Jr?
A blood sugar that does not come down easily.
What is a sticky high?
You wake up feeling sick, and your blood sugar is 320. The next important step is ____.
What is checking for ketones and following my sick-day plan?
Name one healthy coping strategy for diabetes stress.
What is taking a walk, light exercise, journaling, breathing & mindfulness, listening to music, or connecting with another person who has T1D?