Question 1: Your
physician checks the Hemoglobin A1c test
which tells what your blood sugar has averaged
over:
a. The past 2 weeks
b. The past month
c. The past 3 months
d. The past 6 months
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2: The
ideal Hemoglobin A1c value for people with
diabetes is:
a. Under 6%
b. Under 7%
c. Under 8%
d. Under 9%
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3: The
nutrient that most affects your blood sugar
is
a. Carbohydrate
b. Protein
c. Fat
d. Sugar
Question 4:
When your sugar is under reasonable control,
you can expect exercise to:
a.
Raise your sugar
b. Lower your sugar
c. Have no effect on your sugar
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5: If
you have numbness and tingling in your feet
caused by neuropathy (nerve damage), the
best thing to do is:
a. Wear shoes one size larger
b. Soak your feet in hot water
c. Wear sandals whenever you can
d. Inspect your feet daily
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6: To
keep your heart healthy, it is important
to watch:
a. Calcium
b. Saturated fat
c. Niacin
d. The Food Channel
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7: You
can expect stress to:
a. Have no effect on your sugar
b. Raise your sugar
c. Lower your sugar
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8: The
food that has the most carbohydrate is:
a. Baked potato
b. Peanut butter
c. Cheese
d. Chicken without the skin
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9: The
best way to check your sugar at home is;
a. A blood test
b. A urine test
c. Both are equally good
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10: The
best way to treat hypoglycemia (low blood
sugar) includes all of the following except:
a. 2-3 glucose tablets
b. 8 ounces of skim milk
c. 6 ounces diet soda
d. 6 Lifesaver candies
Answers
Answer
1: The
correct answer is C. Hemoglobin A1c is a
test that tells what your sugar has averaged
over the past three months.
Answer
2: The
correct answer is B. The ideal Hemoglobin
A1c value for diabetics is under 7%. (Your
physician may want your value even lower.)
When the A1c is under 7%, it indicates that
your blood sugar is averaging less than
150 mg/dl. This means that your diabetes
is generally well controlled.
Answer
3:
The correct
answer is A. While sugar is a part of carbohydrates,
it is the total amount of carbohydrates
that most affects your blood sugar. It is
important to try to eat the same amount
of carbohydrates at each meal, each day.
In that way, your medication and activity
level can combine to improve your diabetes
control on a long-term basis.
Answer
4:
The correct
answer is B. When your blood sugar is under
reasonable control, exercise will lower
your blood sugar. This is important to know
because not only can exercise lower your
sugar when it is slightly elevated (like
after dinner at night), it can also cause
your sugar to go too low if your sugar is
normal (70 - 110) when you start your exercise.
To avoid hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
during exercise, check your blood sugar
before you exercise and always carry fast-acting
carbohydrate with you to treat hypoglycemia.
Answer
5:
The correct
answer is D. When you have neuropathy, you
often lack sensation in your feet. It is
therefore possible to injure your feet without
knowing it. Improperly fitting shoes, sandals
and hot water all put your feet at greater
risk for trauma. It is important to check
your feet daily, with a mirror if necessary,
to look for cracks, blisters, and any other
changes that may have occurred. Wear closed-toed
shoes that fit properly and check the inside
of the shoes with your hand before putting
them on. Always check bath water with your
hand before stepping in.
Answer
6:
The correct
answer is B. Saturated fat in your diet
that has the most direct affect your heart
and arteries. Foods such as cheese, red
meat, fried foods; whole-dairy foods, the
skin of poultry and many processed foods
are high in saturated fat. People with diabetes
are more likely to die from heart disease,
so limiting your intake of artery-clogging,
saturated fat is very important.
Answer
7:
The correct
answer is B. Certain hormones are released
when you're stressed that raise blood sugar
When you have a high blood sugar and you
are sure that you took your medication and
ate properly, consider whether stress may
be the issue. If this happens chronically,
you might consider therapy or relaxation
techniques to learn to handle stress better.
Answer
8:
The correct
answer is A. Potatoes, pasta, rice, cereal,
fruit and sweets all contain carbohydrate.
Peanut butter is mostly fat and protein
with a small amount of carbohydrate, and
cheese has about an equal amount of fat
and protein with little or no carbohydrate.
Skinless chicken has mostly protein with
a little fat and no carbohydrate. Carbohydrate
is necessary for energy, and balancing your
diet so that no food or food groups are
in excess gives you the best opportunity
to control your diabetes.
Answer
9:
The correct answer is A. A blood test at
home with a glucose monitor is the accurate
way of determining what your blood sugar
is. Your physician will tell you what glucose
readings he wants you to achieve. The urine
test for sugar does not give a clear picture
of your blood sugar.
Answer
10:
The correct answer is C. When you have symptoms
of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) including
shakiness, weakness or irritability, and
your blood sugar is below 70, it is important
to treat this with fast-acting carbohydrate.
The American Diabetes Association recommends
eating 15 grams of carbohydrate, wait 15
minutes, recheck your blood sugar and if
it is below 70, take another 15 grams of
carbohydrate and repeat the process. Two
to three glucose tablets, 6 Lifesaver candies,
8 ounces of milk, ½-cup of orange
juice all have approximately 15 grams of
carbohydrate as does 4 ounces of regular
soda. Diet soda, because it has no calories
or carbohydrate, will not help you recover
from a low blood sugar reaction.
