WorksheetsLesson 3.4: Diabetes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease in which people have ________ glucose in their blood
too much
too little
zero
stable
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
Hyperglycaemia is when ________
blood sugar is high
blood cholesterol is high
blood sugar is low
blood oxygen is low
Hypoglycaemia is when ______
blood sugar is high
blood sugar is low
blood oxygen is low
blood cholesterol is high
True or False: Hypoglycaemia can happen in diabetics if they exercise too hard
True
False
What is the purpose of the hormone insulin?
help glucose enter body cells
help glucose exit body cells
help reduce cholesterol levels
help oxygen enter body cells
Ahmad took a blood glucose test while fasting and his result is 145 mg/dl of glucose. What is his diagnosis?
Non-diabetic
Pre-diabetic
Diabetic
In which of the following types of diabetes does the pancreas not produce enough insulin?
Type I
Type II
Gestational diabetes
True or False: Type II is more common than Type I
True
False
True or False: Once a woman has had gestational diabetes, she is more likely to have it again in future pregnancy
True
False
True or False: A woman with a body mass index of 25 is at risk of gestational diabetes
True
False
True or False: In Type II diabetes the body does not produce insulin
True
False
