Q:Diabetes is defined best as...
Q:Diabetes is defined best as...
The correct answer is: B A metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar
Explanation:
Diabetes mellitus (commonly referred to as "diabetes," "sugar diabetes," or "type 2 diabetes") is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion, or action, or both.
Q:Diabetes can be cured with diet, exercise, and medication.
Q:Diabetes can be cured with diet, exercise, and medication.
The correct answer is: • False
Explanation:
Diabetes is a chronic medical condition, meaning that although it can be controlled, it cannot be cured, and lasts a lifetime.
Q:Which is not a symptom of diabetes?
Q:Which is not a symptom of diabetes?
The correct answer is: D Muscle pain
Explanation:
Medically recognized symptoms of diabetes include increased or excessive thirst, increased hunger, dry mouth, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, blurred or decreased vision, and headaches. Other symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include slow-healing sores or cuts, itching skin, vaginal infections, weight gain, numbness or tingling of the hands and feet, and impotence.
Q:Insulin is a natural hormone secreted by which organ or gland?
Q:Insulin is a natural hormone secreted by which organ or gland?
The correct answer is: C The pancreas
Explanation:
Insulin is a natural hormone made by the pancreas that controls the level of the sugar glucose in the blood.
Q:People who are obese are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Q:People who are obese are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
The correct answer is: • True
Explanation:
Where you carry body fat is important. If fat builds up mostly around your stomach (sometimes called apple-shaped), you are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and coronary artery disease than people who are lean or people with fat around the hips (sometimes called pear-shaped).
Q:Prediabetes is considered a reversible condition.
Q:Prediabetes is considered a reversible condition.
The correct answer is: • True
Explanation:
Prediabetes, also known as "impaired glucose tolerance," is a condition that, as the name implies, can be considered an early yet potentially reversible stage in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Q:Type 2 diabetes can cause long-term damage in the...
Q:Type 2 diabetes can cause long-term damage in the...
The correct answer is: D All of the above
Explanation:
Type 2 diabetes can cause long-term damage in the kidneys, eyes, feet, nerves, and arteries.
Q:Gestational diabetes occurs...
Q:Gestational diabetes occurs...
The correct answer is: A During pregnancy
Explanation:
Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and affects about 4% of all pregnancies. It increases the risk of developing complications for both mother and baby.
Q:People with diabetes are prone to ________________.
Q:People with diabetes are prone to ________________.
The correct answer is: C Infection
Explanation:
Diabetes can slow down your body's ability to fight infection. High blood sugar (glucose) leads to high levels of sugar in your body's tissues. When this happens, bacteria grow and infections can develop more quickly in people with diabetes.
Q:With type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin.
Q:With type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin.
The correct answer is: • True
Explanation:
Type 1 diabetes is brought on by the body's inability to make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes produce no insulin and must use insulin injections to control their blood sugar.
Q:When the body does not respond to the insulin it makes, this is called...
Q:When the body does not respond to the insulin it makes, this is called...
The correct answer is: C Both of the above
Explanation:
Type 2 diabetes is also referred to as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. With type 2 diabetes, people's bodies do not respond to the effects of insulin. People with type 2 diabetes do not require insulin injections because their bodies do make insulin but cannot process it properly.
Q:____________________ is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water.
Q:____________________ is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water.
The correct answer is: B Diabetes insipidus
Explanation:
Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water. This causes frequent urination. To make up for lost water, diabetics may feel the need to drink large amounts of fluids. This is different from the condition known as diabetes mellitus, in which blood glucose levels are elevated.
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Reviewed by Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD on March 18, 2011
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