Lesson 3.4: Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease in which people have ________ glucose in their blood

• too much

• too little

• zero

• stable

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Blood glucose comes mostly from the _________ that we eat

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• fats

• fibers

Insulin is produced in the _________

• stomach

• pancreas

• liver

• kidneys

In a normal person, when you eat carbohydrates and they are digested to glucose, what happens to insulin?

• It goes up

• It goes down

• It stays the same

True or False: Diabetics should never consume carbohydrates

• True

• False

Which of the following guidelines are NOT true for diabetic people?

• They must consume more simple carbohydrates than complex carbohydrates

• They should divide their carbohydrates throughout their meals

• They should eat carbohydrates as part of a complete meal

• They include exercise in their daily life

True or False: Artificial sweeteners (like aspartame & sucralose) increase blood sugar

• True

• False

True or False: Artificial sweeteners (like aspartame and sucralose) do not contain any calories

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a source of complex carbohydrates?

• Pasta

• Rice

• Potato

• Banana

How does Type I diabetes develop?

• During the 5th or 6th month of pregnancy

• When people are obese and do not have a healthy lifestyle

• When the immune system of the body attacks pancreas cells