What happens to food in the body?
What is the name of the sugar that our body turns food into to be used for energy?
What is "glucose"
The most common type of diabetes.
What is "Type 2" diabetes.
Which of the following is not a risk factor for diabetes?
a) Having a brother, sister, parent or grandparent who has diabetes.
b) Having gestational diabetes
c) Eating lots of sugary foods
d) Living with a condition called Schizophrenia
What is "c" - Eating lots of sugary foods.
Sugary foods is not a risk factor. It can increase a person developing a risk factor like being overweight which increases the person's chance of developing diabetes
Number of spoons of sugar in a regular sized can (258 m l) of pop.
a) 4-5 teaspoons
b) 6-9 teaspoons
c) 10 - 12 teaspoons
d) 13-18 teaspoons.
What is "c" - 10 - 12 teaspoons of sugar
The name of the condition when a person has high sugar levels of glucose in the blood above the "ideal" levels is called what?
What is "diabetes"
True or False. It is the liver that makes a hormone called insulin.
What is "False". It is the pancreas that makes insulin.
The type of diabetes where a person needs to go on insulin right away- often starts for many when they are young.
What is "Type 1" Diabetes
Something that increases a person's chance of developing a health problem like diabetes.
Which of the following is the best drinks when doing sports?
a) milk and/or gatorade
b) milk and/or water
c) water and/or chocolate milk
d) water, energy drinks, gatorade
e) B and C only
f) All of the above
Wha tis "e" - B and C only
True or False Turning white, clammy damp hands, loss of coordination, slurred speech and changes in vision are all signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes (those that take insulin and may be dropping into a low blood sugar).
What is "True"
What part of the body has the job of turning excess or leftover sugar (fuel) not needed by the body into a fat for storage?
What is the "liver"
When glucose cannot get across the blood vessel wall to the body cells where it is needed due to a build up of triglyceride fat blocking the insulins path, this is called what?
What is "insulin Resistant Type 2 Diabetes"
Type of body shape that increases risk for developing diabetes.
a) apple shape
b) pear shape
What is "a" apple shaped body where the person carries most of their weight around their middle or abdominal area.
If there are 4 grams of carbohydrate in every teaspoon of sugar, and you drank a large Big Gulp Slurp that contains 64 grams of carbohydrate/sugar- how many teaspoons of sugar are in 1 drink?
What is 16 teaspoons of sugar in 1 large Big Gulp.
If someone who is using insulin is having an 'insulin Reaction", what would you give them immediately to help get their blood sugars levels up?
a) water
b) water and 3 teaspoons sugar
c) 2/3 of regular can of pop
d) Diet pop
e) "b" and "c" above
When a person is having a low blood sugar reaction, you will see them start to get dizzy, lose awareness, slur their speech and lose coordination. It is so important to get some sugar into them as soon as possible to get their blood sugars up fast. This is one time you give them straight sugar. Wait 15 minutes and get them to check their sugars.
Our body will sometimes store extra sugar in our muscles and our liver. This extra storage is called what.
What is 'glycogen stores" or back up fuel (glucose) for the body cells when needed for physical activity, and/or during stressful times like when sick.
True or False. Type 1 diabetes is considered as an 'autoimmune disease' where a person's own body destroys the pancreas cells in the body that make insulin.
What is "True"
True or False. Taking some medications can also put a person at risk of developing diabetes.
What is "True" - those who may take medications for those living with schizophrenia often will develop diabetes.
1 teaspoon of sugar = 5 minutes of walking.
If a 500 ml regular pop contains 17 teaspoons of sugar, how much walking must a person do to wear off the pop, so it doesn't become excess and turn into fat.
a) 60 minutes
b) 85 minutes
c) 125 minutes
d) 150 minutes
What is 85 minutes.
(17 x 5-= 85 minutes - 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Name for when blood sugars are high in the body.
What is "hyperglycaemia"
Hyper = high
Glyc= sugar
emia= in the blood
Name of the bad fat that excess sugar from overeating or having too much sweet drinks like pop, regular sports drinks, energy drinks and slushes and slurpees.
What is "triglyceride". This is the fat that can also block the arteries leading to strokes and heart attacks for some- even at a young age.
Which of the following is the type of diabetes that can happen to a woman when pregnant due to hormone changes in their body.
a) glucose diabetes
b) gestational diabetes
c) Type 3 diabetes
d) Prediabetes
What is "b" - "gestational diabetes"
A condition where the person does not have a diabetes diagnosis yet, but if they do not make changes to their lifestyle, are close to developing diabetes.
a) type 2 diabetes
b) type 1 diabetes
c) prediabetes
What is "c" - pre diabetes.
Pre= means before
diabetes= diabetes
Prediabetes means person is getting close, but is not diagnosed with diabetes now. 60% can make changes and reverse the risk at this point and stop diabetes development.
A condition one can experience when their blood sugars get too low, causing them to faint, pass out, and even go into a coma if they do not get sugar in their system as soon as possible.
What is "Hypoglycemia" or
hypo = low
glyc= sugar
emia= blood
Name of the hormone that a person needs when their pancreas cell are unable to make it anymore, or, cannot make enough to keep the person healthy or alive.
What is "insulin"