Diabetes and Me - 6th. Advanced

What is the most likely reason the author wrote Diabetes and Me?

• to inform the reader about the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes

• to convince the reader to help raise money to find a cure for type 1 diabetes

• to entertain the reader with stories about Mia and her dog Max

• to inform the reader about what it is like to live with type 1 diabetes

The author of this book believes that _______.

• people with type 1 diabetes can live a healthy and happy lives

• it is more important to learn about type 1 diabetes than type 2 diabetes.

• it is not important to learn about type 1 diabetes.

• people with diabetes should not live active and healthy lives

Diabetes causes the body to _______.

• not make enough insulin

• feel tired all the time

• make too much insulin

• be sick all the time

Which detail supports the idea that Mia is not much different from any other kid?

• Mia has an insulin pump.

• Mia wears a special medical bracelet.

• Mia enjoys riding her bike with her brother and her friends.

• Mia goes to the nurse at school several times a day.

What happens when Mia’s blood sugar is low?

• Her pump puts insulin into her bloodstream.

• She drinks juice or eats a snack.

• She does not need to do anything.

• She goes outside to play.

When something is contagious, it can ________.

• not be cured

• be treated with an insulin pump

• be spread from one living thing to another

• be treated by eating a snack or drinking juice

What conclusion can you draw from the graph on page 5?

• Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2 diabetes in the United States.

• Most people in the United States have type 1 diabetes.

• More children than adults have type 1 diabetes.

• There is a cure for type 2 diabetes but not for type 1 diabetes.

How does Mia feel about having type 1 diabetes?

• She is angry.

• She is sad.

• She is used to it.

• She is scared.

A hormone that allows the body to turn glucose into energy is called _______.

• cells

• blood sugar

• diabetes

• insulin

This book is mostly about ______.

• how to cure type 1 diabetes

• how one girl lives a healthy life with type 1 diabetes

• how to help people with type 1 diabetes

• how children with type 1 diabetes are different from other children