Factors that can lead to the development of hypoglycemia include all of the following except:
a. overuse of alcohol.
b. certain medications.
c. pancreatic cancer.
d. obesity.
e. poor management of type 1 diabetes.
Q. 2The best diet for managing diabetes:
a. excludes all foods containing sugars.
b. is low in total carbohydrate.
c. provides twice the DRI for protein.
d. focuses on the source, rather than the amount, of carbohydrate.
e. includes controlled portions of whole-grain foods.
Q. 3Which of the following helps prevent type 2 diabetes?
a. maintaining a healthy weight
b. taking oral hypoglycemic agents
c. restricting protein intake
d. watching caffeine intake
e. avoiding carbohydrates
Q. 4Characteristics of type 2 diabetes include all of the following except:
a. insulin resistance of the body's cells.
b. blood glucose levels that rise too high.
c. rapid destruction of the pancreas.
d. blood insulin levels that rise too high.
e. attachment of excess glucose to protein molecules.
Q. 5Which of the following is characteristic of type 1 diabetes?
a. The person usually does not develop symptoms until after age 45.
b. The pancreas produces more insulin as blood glucose rises.
c. The person is usually overweight.
d. The person's immune system attacks the cells of the pancreas.
e. The muscle and fat cells do not respond to insulin normally.
Q. 6A friend complains of blurred vision, cravings for sweets, weakness, and excessive thirst and urination. These symptoms are suggestive of:
a. lactose intolerance.
b. fasting.
c. hypoglycemia.
d. diabetes.
e. heart disease.
Q. 7The extent to which a food raises the blood glucose level and elicits an insulin response can be measured and ranked on a scale called the:
a. digestibility index.
b. glycemic index.
c. hypoglycemic index.
d. insulin index.
e. glucose index.