Diabetes: Test Your Knowledge
If you have diabetes, taking steps right away to control it will help you more health problems later. This quiz will help you see how well you know the facts.
1. Diabetes happens because of which of these?
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When you have
diabetes, your body can't use blood sugar correctly. Blood sugar is also called blood
glucose.
2. The main types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. How many
people with diabetes have type 2?
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Many people with
the disease don't know they have it. It most often develops in middle-aged, obese
adults. But younger people, even children, can develop it. This is more a risk if
it
runs in the family.
3. A certain gland or organ doesn't work right in a person who has type 1 diabetes.
Which gland or organ is it?
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The pancreas makes insulin.
4. Why is insulin important for your body to use blood sugar?
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Insulin is a
hormone made by the pancreas. Insulin travels in your bloodstream. Insulin unlocks
the
"cell door." It lets blood sugar move from the bloodstream into your cells. Your
cells
use the blood sugar to make energy.
5. Keeping your diabetes under control early on will help you
prevent more health problems later. People with diabetes are at higher risk of which
of these?
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People with diabetes are more likely to develop heart disease and nerve damage than
people who don't have diabetes.
6. Why are a healthy diet and regular exercise so important if you have diabetes?
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For daily control
of diabetes, keep in mind that eating raises your blood sugar and exercising lowers
it.
To control your blood sugar levels, balance your food and activity. Over time, a balance
between eating and exercise keeps you from gaining weight. Extra weight can make it
harder to keep your diabetes under control.
7. Type 1 diabetes is when your cells that make insulin (beta
cells) in the pancreas are destroyed. What destroys them?
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Your immune system
works to fight off infections. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system destroys the
cells
in the pancreas that make insulin. Experts don't know why this happens. A person's
genes
are one of many possible factors.
8. High blood sugar can be a side effect of some medicines. Which
of these can raise blood sugar?
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Steroid medicines
like prednisone can raise blood sugar. This can be reversed when you no longer take
the
medicine.
9. Which ethnic groups are most likely to develop type 2 diabetes?
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The CDC says that
African Americans and Latinos are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The CDC also
notes
that American Indians and Alaskan Natives, some Asian Americans, and Native Hawaiians
or
other Pacific Islanders are at higher risk for this disease as well.
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