Glucose, Insulin, Glucagon and Diabetes

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

• True

• False

If your blood sugar is low, you are considered what?

• Hypoglycemic

• Hyperglycemic

• Hyperglycemia

• Anemic

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

• Pasta

• Rice

• Potato

• Banana

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

• too much

• too little

• zero

• stable

What is the blood glucose level after having a serving of pasta at 120 minutes? Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• 27 mg/dL

• 50 mg/dL

• 65 mg/dL

• 85 mg/dL

What is the insulin level after having a serving of pasta at 120 minutes? Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• 27 IU/mL

• 50 IU/mL

• 65 IU/mL

• 85 IU/mL

What is the glucagon level, after having a serving of pasta at 0 minutes? Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• 80 pg/mL

• 110 pg/mL

• 120 pg/mL

• 200 pg/mL

The insulin level reached its highest after _____ minutes from eating a serving of pasta. Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• 0

• 45

• 60

• 120

Which statement is true about the relationship between glucose and insulin? Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• Direct: glucose increases, insulin increases

• Direct; glucose increases, insulin decreases

• Inverse: glucose increases, insulin increases

• Inverse: glucose increases, insulin decreases

Which statement is true about the relationship between insulin and glucagon? Enlarge the image to see a graph.

• Direct: insulin increases, glucagon increases

• Direct; insulin increases, glucagon decreases

• Inverse: insulin increases, glucagon increases

• Inverse: insulin increases, glucagon decreases

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