All Of The Following Are Symptoms Of Diabetes Except
Question: What is a group of metabolic diseases marked by hyperglycemia that is caused by a defect in insulin production, insulin action, or both?
diabetes
b. heart disease
c. hyperthyroidism
Answer: a. diabetes
Question: Hyperglycemia
a. low glucose in the blood
b. excess fat in the blood
c. excess glucose in the blood
Answer: c. excess glucose in the blood
Question: Hypoglycemia
a. low glucose in the blood
b. excess fat in the blood
c. excess glucose in the blood
Answer: a. low glucose in the blood
Question: 1.7 million people are newly diagnosed with diabetes every year.
If this trend continues _______ adults in the U.S. could have diabetes by 2050.
a. 1 in 6
b. 1 in 3
c. 1 in 9
Answer: b. 1 in 3
Question: In the U.S, diabetes is the leading cause of
a. non-traumatic amputations, blindness, and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
b. glaucoma, pressure wounds, and amputations
c. leg surgery, gout, and blurry vision
Answer: a. non-traumatic amputations, blindness, and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
Question: All of the following are risk factors for diabetes EXCEPT:
a. family history of diabetes
b. obesity
c. race/ethnicity
d. age >= 45
e. high HDL levels
Answer: e. high HDL levels
Question: All of the following are risk factors for diabetes EXCEPT:
f. hypertension
g. high triglyceride levels >= 250
h. history of gestational diabetes
i. low LDL levels
Answer: i. low LDL levels
Question: Prediabetes is classified as
a. moderate or severe
b. caused by beta or alpha cells
c. impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
Answer: c. impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
Question: impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)
Answer: blood glucose levels are elevated but not enough for a diagnosis of diabetes
Question: impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
Answer: fasting blood glucose levels are elevated but not enough for a diagnosis of diabetes