Unit 13

Question 1

3 main forms of diabetes

Answer 1

1. GESTATIONAL
2. TYPE 1
3. TYPE 2

Question 2

gestational diabetes

Answer 2

• happens when you are pregnant
• insulin resistant
• 5-6% of women
• need to make individualized diet and exercise plan

Question 3

TYPE 1 DIABETES

Answer 3

INSULIN DEPENDENT

• 5-10% of all diabetes
• diagnosis peaks 11-12, before 40
• part of pancreas that produces insulin destroyed
• environmental > genetic

Question 4

highest rate of diabetes

Answer 4

FINLAND

Question 5

how to manage type 1

Answer 5

insulin, diet, exercise

injections, pump, islet transplant

Question 6

TYPE 2 DIABETES

Answer 6

NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT

• overweight, obese
• “apple” obesity
• insulin resistant

Question 7

Insulin

Answer 7

• pancreatic hormone
• reduces blood glucose
• facilitates passage of blood glucose into cells
• low insulin starves cells

Question 8

prediabetes

Answer 8

elevated fasting blood glucose levels below the cut off point used to diagnose type 2

20 % of canadian adults

Question 9

Common risk factors for insulin resistance

Answer 9

obesity
low levels of activity
genetics

Question 10

what s the fasting blood glucose level for type 2

Answer 10

7mmol/L or higher

Question 11

Does high intake of sugars cause diaebetes?

Answer 11

no, unless it leads to obesity

Question 12

What does a low glycemic index value indicate

Answer 12

can help prevent or control type 2 or dimish effects of type 2

Question 13

Higher glycemic index?

Answer 13

can cause type 2

Question 14

What is the glycemic index?

Answer 14

foods that affect blood glucose are given a glycemic indx number

more blood glucose requires more insulin to help move it to the cells