Blood Glucose

Question 1

Define Satiety

Answer 1

Satiety is usually a feeling of fullness which comes shortly after eating a meal or snack

Question 2

Define Palatability

Answer 2

Palatability is how agreeable to the palate or tasty the food is when someone is eating

Question 3

Define Hunger

Answer 3

Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat.
Hunger is the body’s signal that levels of blood sugar are too low. ( Taken from Colins Dictionary)

Question 4

Slow absorbed foods often have a ….GI

Answer 4

low

Question 5

Quick absorbed foods often have a … GI

Answer 5

High

Question 6

Why measure BG levels before and after a meal?

Answer 6

Measuring blood glucose before and after a meal is consumed gives us an
indication of how the meal affects the blood glucose levels, often referred to as GI.

Question 7

A NORMAL FASTING BG level is

Answer 7

Below 6.1 mmol/l

Question 8

2 hours post-prandial DIABETIC BG level is

Answer 8

11.1 mmol/l or more

Question 9

A NORMAL RANDOM BG level is

Answer 9

Below 11.1 mmol/l

Question 10

A DIABETIC RANDOM BG level is

Answer 10

11.1 mmol/l or more

Question 11

2 hours post-prandial NORMAL BG level is

Answer 11

Below 7.8 mmol/l

Question 12

2 hours post-prandial DIABETIC BG level is

Answer 12

11.1 mmol/l or more

Question 13

BEFORE meals a non-diabetic BG should be?

Answer 13

4.0-5.9 mmol/l

Question 14

BEFORE meals a T2 & T2 diabetic BG should be?

Answer 14

4-7 mmol/l

Question 15

UPON WAKING a T1 diabetic BG should be?

Answer 15

5-7mmol/l

Question 16

90 mins after a meal a non-diabetic BG should be?

Answer 16

under 7.8mmol/l

Question 17

90 mins after a meal a T2 diabetic BG should be?

Answer 17

under 8.5 mmol/l

Question 18

90 mins after a meal a T1 diabetic & T1 diabetic CHILD BG should be?

Answer 18

5-9 mmol/l

Question 19

UPON WAKING and BEFORE meals T1 diabetic CHILD BG should be?

Answer 19

4-7 mmol/l