Type 1 Diabetes: A Review of Current Management Strategies

Post-Test

1. The underlying cause of type-1 diabetes is:

a.  Insulin resistance
 b.  Excess sugar in the diet
 c.  An autoimmune defect
 d.  A virus
 e.  An acute wound

 

2. Treatments for type-1 diabetes include:

a.  Insulin
 b.  Healthy diet
 c.  Exercise
 d.  Patient education
 e.  All of the above

 

3. Most people with type-1 diabetes should check their blood glucose:

a.  10-20 times daily
 b.  4-8 times daily
 c.  1-2 times daily
 d.  Only after meals
 e.  1x/week

 

4. The Hemoglobin A1c measures:

a. Tendency towards anemia
 b.  Average blood glucose for the past 2-3 weeks
 c.  Average blood glucose for the past 2-3 months
 d.  Presence of a liver deficiency
 e.  The amount of blood in the patient's circulatory system

 

5. Factors that raise blood glucose include:

a.  Stress and carbohydrates
 b.  Insulin and sugar
 c.  Exercise and protein
 d.  Water
 e.  Fat

 

6. Which TWO can help prevent hypoglycemia during exercise?:

a.  Extra insulin
 b.  Extra carbs
 c.  Reduced insulin
 d.  Reduced carbs
 e.  B and C only

 

7. Which of the following is an acute complication of type-1 diabetes?:

a.  Eye disease
 b.  Kidney disease
 c.  Cardiovascular disease
 d.  Diabetic Ketoacidosis
 e.  Increased risk for atherosclerosis

 

8. Basal insulin is needed to offset:

a.  Carbs in the diet
 b.  The effects of stress
 c.  Fats in the diet
 d.  The liver's normal production of glucose
 e.  A functional kidney deficit

 

9. Bolus insulin doses should be adjusted based on:

a.  The current glucose level

b.  The amount of carbohydrate to be eaten

c.  Anticipated physical activity

d.  General heart function assessment

e.  A, B and C only


10. Diabetes is a self-managed and self-monitored disease.  Education consists of which of the following?:

a.  Monitoring blood glucose
 b.  Diet/carb counting
 c.  Insulin administration
 d.  Self-adjustment of insulin doses
 e.  All of the above