Endocrine: Diabetes Management

Endocrine: Diabetes Management

Fitz Gerald Jaminit, MAN, RN, CNN

Endocrine: Diabetes Management

By Fitz Jaminit

Open Ended

What terminology describes a patient who is having a blood glucose level that is above normal?

Multiple Choice

What are the classic symptoms of diabetes?

• Polydipsia, polyuria, unexplained weight loss

• Polydipsia, blurring of vison, Unexplained weight loss

• Polyuria, polyphagia (excessive hunger), numbness

• Polyuria, numbness, body weakness

Multiple Choice

Patient Vladimir comes to your clinic and brings his blood test with him. Upon checking you read that his Fasting blood sugar is considered to be within normal limits when you see which of the following result?

• 69 mg/dl

• 87 mg/dl

• 102 mg/dl

• 126 mg/dl

Multiple Choice

Which cell of the pancreas produce the hormone insulin?

• Alpha cell

• Beta cell

• Delta cell

• Gamma cell