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Nutrition
General Diabetes
Type 1
100
Target for A1c
What is <7.0%?

(May be as low as <6.0 and up to ?<8.0%, depending on person)
100
The mineral that can elevate blood pressure and put you at risk for heart disease if you consume too much of it.
What is Sodium (or salt)?
100
Something I can do to lower my blood sugar and make my cells less resistant to insulin.
What is exercise?
100
What is the name of the hormone that allows the body to use blood sugar?

a. Glucagon
b. Glycogen
c. Insulin
d. Cortisol
What is insulin?
200
Target for blood sugar before a meal
What is 70–130 mg/dl?
200
Number of carbs if you ate 2 buns.
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What is 44 grams?
200
All of the following are symptoms of diabetes except:

a. Decreased appetite
b. Fatigue
c. Frequent urination
d. Slow healing wounds
What is decreased appetite?
200
What is a serious complication of diabetes in a patient who has a severe lack of insulin and has the following signs or symptoms?

Extremely high blood sugar levels
Breakdown of body fat for energy and a buildup of ketones in the blood and urine
Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, fruity breath odor and rapid breathing
If untreated, it can lead to coma and death
What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
300
Target for blood sugar after a meal
What is <180 mg/dl?
300
Number of carbs in 1 cup (8 oz) skim milk
What is ~15 grams?
300
Which type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune cells destroy the beta cells in the pancreas?

a. Type 3
b. Gestational
c. Type 2
d. Type 1
What is Type 1?
300
The hormone that is given by injection, when you find someone unconscious from very low blood sugar.
What is Glucagon?
400
Target Blood Pressure
What is <130-140/ <80-90 mmHg?
400
A macronutrient that causes a rise in blood sugar when you eat it. Examples that contain this nutrient are grains, fruit, milk, yogurt.
What is a carbohydrate?
400
Which of the following complications is not commonly related to diabetes?

a. Fertility problems
b. Retinopathy
c. Amputations
d. Kidney disease
What is fertility problems?
400
What is the term for thickening of the skin due to a build up of fat at the insulin injection site when that site is used too often?
What is lipohypertrophy?