World Diabetes Day
Which test was first used to check blood glucose levels
a) Hemoglobin A1c Test
b) Glucose Monitor
c) None of the above
What is "b"- Glucose monitor
The first blood glucose monitor was used in 1964. A1c was not done on patient's until 1970 by a researcher name Bunn. %A1c gives you an average of your blood sugar levels over the past three months.
What day is World Diabetes Day on every year?
What is November 14th
What is another name for kidney disease?
What is Renal Disease or Nephropathy
True or False. Gestational Diabetes is considered as a 'warning' sign for some women that they could develop type 2 diabetes in the future.
What is "True"
What part of the eye is damaged by UV light and poorly controlled blood sugars and blood pressure?
What is the "retina" (if you answered "macula' - this is part of the retina that is damaged- so you would be correct with either answer)
Other answers could also include:
* the lens of the eye- causing cataracts
Which animal was first used to extract the insulin from the pancreas?
a) dog
b) cow
c) pig
d) b and c above
What is "dog"
the second animal used was cattle.
What is the most common type of diabetes in Indigenous people living in Canada?
What is "Type 2 diabetes"
Which type of diabetes is insulin used as a medication to control blood sugars?
a) Type 1 diabetes
b) Type 2 Diabetes
c) Gestational Diabetes
d) All of the above
What is "d" All of the above
Name one food that contains both Vitamin D and Calcium that is recommended for those that are pregnant.
What is milk or dairy products like cheese, cottage cheese, regular milks, canned milk, yogurts etc.
What part of the eye lets us see our central vision, allowing us to be able to read details, that can be damaged by high blood pressure and high blood sugar.
What is the "macula"
Whose birthday was "World Diabetes Day" set on?
a) Charles Best
b) Sir Fredrick Banting
c) Franklin Banting
d) Snoopy
What is "b" Sir Fredrick Banting
Which country has the highest number of people living with type 2 diabetes in the world?
a) USA
b) China
c) India
d) Canada
What is "b" China.
Second is India and USA and Pakistan as the 3rd highest in the world
What two things damage the kidney's the most?
Name three nutrients the body needs to protect mom and baby during pregnancy- especially if they have gestational diabetes.
What is:any three of the following....
Vitamin D, Calcium, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, Iron, Protein, Carbohydrate, Omega-3 fats etc.
What is the name of the condition when one has diabetes where the eye is damaged due to high blood sugars and high blood pressure?
What is "retinopathy"
"World Diabetes Day" was first launched by which of the following:
a) International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
b) Ontario Provincial Government
c) World Health Organization (WHO)
d) A and C above
e) A, B and C above
What is "d". A and C above
IDF and WHO chose this day of November 14th as "World Diabetes Day"
Which was discovered first, antibiotics or insulin?
What is "insulin".
The discovery of insulin and first use was in 1923. Antibiotics were first discovered in 1929 and were not used for medical treatment until the 1940's
What are the tiny blood vessels in the kidney called that are damaged with high blood sugars and high blood pressure?
What is "glomeruli"
What is the main cause of Gestational Diabetes?
What is "placental hormones" made during the pregnancy.
Around the 28th week, the placenta starts to get larger due to greater nutrient demands by baby, this causes increase placental hormones that can stop insulin from working as well in some women,
Which population group in Canada has the highest rates of diabetic retinopathy?
What is the " Indigenous peoples of Canada"
What was the first year that "World Diabetes Day" was launched?
a) 1975
b) 1985
c) 1991
d) 2001
What is "c" 1991 it was launched
What country did Banting and Best- the two physicians that discovered insulin, saving millions around the world, come from?
What is University of Toronto- Canada
What year did the first successful dialysis treatment performed by a Dutch Physician Will Kolff?
a) 1945
b) 1955
c) 1965
d) 1974
e) 1985
What is "a" 1945
The first successful dialysis treatment was in 1945, but it didn't become a standard treatment in hospitals until the 1970's
In what year did Canada start to test women who were pregnant for Gestational Diabetes as part of their Pregnancy screening guidelines.
a) 1979
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1998
What is "c" - 1992
In 2003 Diabetes Canada revised its national guidelines to recommend a universal screening for all pregnant women.
Name three eye conditions that can cause vision loss for those living with diabetes.
What is 1) retinopathy. 2) cataracts. 3) glaucoma. 4) macular degeneration. etc.