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What are the signs and symptoms of High Blood Sugar?
Urinating a lot, excessive thirst, feeling tired, frequent hunger, dry mouth, blurred vision and more
Is the body producing normal insulin when you have type 2 diabetes?
No; It becomes resistant to insulin
True or False? Type 2 diabetes usually develop slowly.
True it develops slowly overtime.
What are some risk factors for Type 2 diabetes?
Family history of type 2 diabetes, African American, overweight, no exercising
Insulin can be taken with what tools?
Needle Syringe, Insulin Pen
What are the usually reasons for getting Type 2 diabetes?
Genetics and Lifestyle
Do you get areas of darkened skin because your blood sugar is lowering or because it's increasing?
Increasing because it is a sign of insulin resistances
Do being inactive increase your risk for diabetes?
What is a name for a short acting insulin?
Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (Novolog)
True or False: Getting it through genetics and lifestyle don't cause glucose to build up in your blood
False; Both of these factors cause glucose to build up in your blood
What are signs and symptoms of low blood sugar?
Excess sweating, excessive hunger, fatigue, lightheadedness, confusion, anxiety, slurred speech and more
Do you have to be overweight to develop Type 2 Diabetes?
No
What is one oral diabetic medication that is commonly used?
Metformin
True or False: Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes
True
Do your pancreas keep producing insulin or stop when you have Type 2 diabetes?
They stop producing insulin
True or False; You get Fatigue because your body is tired of having Type 2 diabetes
False; your cells have low sugar which makes you tired and moody
What is it called when your blood sugar is high but not too high ?
Prediabetes
What is the main mechanism of Metformin?
It tells your liver to store glucose.
What is another name for Type 1 diabetes?
Juvenile diabetes
True or False; Genetics and Lifestyle is the most common cause of Type 2 diabetes
False; Genetics and Lifestyle are the main reasons for getting Type 2 diabetes but Insulin Resistance is the common cause
Do your sores heal slow during Type 2 diabetes because you're old?
No, diabetes slows the healing process of all sores and infection.
What is a normal A1C?
Below 5.7%
Weight loss surgery helps the person with Type 2 diabetes in what way?
Takes extra pounds away/ helps control the person's blood sugar