WorksheetsME 529 Diabetes 1 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to current UK estimates, which of the following statements is most accurate?
Less than 3 million people have diabetes in the UK
About 4.7 million people have diabetes in the UK
Over 6 million people have diabetes in the UK
Approximately 2.5 million people have diabetes in the UK
Less than 1 million people have diabetes in the UK
A 35-year-old with type 1 diabetes is concerned about her genetic risk. What is the most accurate description of her siblings' risk of developing type 1 diabetes?
Less than 1% chance
1-3% chance
6-7% chance
30-70% chance for identical twins
10-15% chance
Which HbA1c target is recommended for a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patient with short disease duration?
<5.5%
6.0%
6.5%
7.0%
>7.5%
A 55-year-old patient is starting metformin. What is the most significant potential side effect?
Weight gain
Hypoglycaemia
Nausea, anorexia, and diarrhoea
Cardiac arrhythmia
Skin rash
Which drug class is associated with the lowest risk of hypoglycaemia?
Sulphonylureas
Meglitinides
DPP-4 inhibitors
GLP-1 receptor agonists
Insulin
A 40-year-old with type 2 diabetes is at high cardiovascular risk. Which drug class has shown cardiovascular benefits in clinical trials?
DPP-4 inhibitors
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors
Meglitinides
SGLT2 inhibitors
What is the recommended initial total daily insulin dose for an adult with type 1 diabetes?
0.1 to 0.2 units/kg/day
0.2 to 0.4 units/kg/day
0.5 to 1.0 units/kg/day
1.0 to 1.5 units/kg/day
0.05 to 0.1 units/kg/day
Which condition is a contraindication for SGLT2 inhibitors?
Moderate hypertension
Mild obesity
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Mild hyperlipidaemia
Prediabetes
A 35-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes has frequent hypoglycaemic episodes despite optimised basal-bolus insulin therapy. What is the most appropriate next step?
Switch to twice-daily mixed insulin
Add metformin
Consider insulin pump therapy
Add a GLP-1 receptor agonist
Add a SGLT2 inhibitor
A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes is starting insulin therapy. Which insulin regimen should be offered first-line?
Insulin glargine once daily
Insulin detemir twice daily
NPH insulin once or twice daily
Pre-mixed biphasic insulin twice daily
Rapid-acting insulin before meals
