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Health: The Basics, 12e (Donatelle)
Chapter 12a Focus On: Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes
1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately how
many Americans have diabetes?
A) nearly 10 million
B) nearly 20 million
C) nearly 30 million
D) nearly 40 million
Skill: Remembering
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
2) Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by
A) high blood fats.
B) high blood glucose.
C) low blood pressure.
D) high blood proteins.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
3) Which of the following is TRUE in regard to the use of glucose by body cells?
A) Glucose decreases energy availability for body cells.
B) Glucose is the least preferred energy source for red blood cells.
C) The uptake of glucose by body cells is signaled by a hormone secreted by the pancreas.
D) Glucose easily diffuses across cell membranes.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
4) The primary action of insulin is to
A) increase blood glucose concentration.
B) stimulate transporters to take up glucose from the bloodstream and carry it into the cell.
C) metabolize glucose to energy.
D) stimulate cells to carry glucose into the liver for storage.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
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5) Type 1 diabetes
A) most often appears during childhood or adolescence.
B) results in a temporary increase in insulin production.
C) results in an enhanced immune system.
D) is also called non-insulin–dependent diabetes.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
6) Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with type 1 diabetes?
A) weight loss
B) excessive thirst
C) excessive urination
D) agitation and excessive energy
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
7) Uncontrolled diabetes can increase the risk of
A) liver cancer.
B) blindness.
C) brain tumors.
D) skin cancer.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
8) Since the year 2000, the incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and teens has
A) become more prevalent than type 1 diabetes.
B) decreased by 10 percent.
C) remained stable.
D) increased.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
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9) Which of the following would NOT put an individual at an increased risk of developing type 2
diabetes?
A) stress
B) sedentary lifestyle
C) inadequate sleep
D) physical activity
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
10) Which of the following individuals would have the highest risk for developing type 2
diabetes?
A) a white male with a waist circumference of 34 inches
B) a normal–weight black female with a history of depression
C) an Asian American female with high blood pressure
D) a Native American male with a BMI of 30
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
11) About what percentage of the American population over the age of 20 has symptoms of
prediabetes?
A) 13 percent
B) 26 percent
C) 37 percent
D) 51 percent
Skill: Remembering
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
12) Which of the following occurs as a result of gestational diabetes?
A) The mother has significantly reduced risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes after giving birth.
B) The growth of the fetus is limited.
C) Changing hormone levels reduce metabolic stress.
D) There is a higher risk of birth-related complications.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
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13) Conditions that increase the risk for developing type 2 diabetes include all of the following
EXCEPT
A) gestational diabetes.
B) prediabetes.
C) metabolic syndrome.
D) regular exercise and a healthy diet.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
14) Which of the following is TRUE with respect to prediabetes?
A) The symptoms typically range from mild to moderate.
B) It is one of the conditions linked to metabolic syndrome.
C) It is most common in college students.
D) An estimated 49 million Americans age 20 or older have it.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
15) John has not been feeling well. He is constantly tired and feels bloated. His blood pressure is
low and at times his vision is blurred. Which two symptoms does John have that are
characteristic of diabetes?
A) weight gain and blurred vision
B) low blood pressure and weight gain
C) fatigue and blurred vision
D) low blood pressure and fatigue
Skill: Applying
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
16) Nerve damage associated with diabetes can cause numbness and tingling in the
A) neck.
B) hands.
C) feet.
D) hands and feet.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
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17) Diabetes can result in weight loss because
A) so many calories are lost in the glucose that passes into the urine.
B) appetite is suppressed due to high blood sugar.
C) a diabetic burns more calories during a given activity.
D) excessive urination means loss of water weight.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
18) Uncontrolled diabetes can cause all of the following EXCEPT
A) coma.
B) heart disease.
C) kidney disease.
D) pancreatic cancer.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
19) In a state of diabetic ketoacidosis,
A) blood acidity falls extremely low.
B) levels of acidic molecules in the blood rise dangerously high.
C) the brain must rely on glucose as a source of energy.
D) kidney function will increase.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
20) Which of the following factors contributes to a diabetes-related amputation?
A) pneumonia or flu
B) low blood pressure
C) impaired immune response
D) kidney failure
Skill: Analyzing
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
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21) Kara was tested for diabetes. Her fasting plasma glucose test showed a level of 120 mg/dL.
This indicates that
A) Kara has diabetes.
B) Kara has prediabetes.
C) Kara has normal blood glucose levels.
D) Kara’s test results must be confirmed with an oral glucose tolerance test.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
22) Miguel was tested for diabetes. His oral glucose tolerance test showed a level of 120 mg/dL.
This indicates that
A) Miguel has diabetes.
B) Miguel has prediabetes.
C) Miguel has normal blood glucose levels.
D) Miguel’s test results must be confirmed with a fasting plasma glucose test.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
23) Diabetics should check their own blood glucose level
A) several times a month.
B) once a week.
C) several times a day.
D) once a day.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
24) A test that gives the average value of a patient’s glucose over the past 2 to 3 months is the
A) hemoglobin A1C test.
B) red blood cell count.
C) oral blood glucose test.
D) fasting plasma tolerance test.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.2
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25) The recommended diet for individuals at risk of developing diabetes includes all of the
following foods EXCEPT
A) whole grains.
B) high-fiber foods.
C) fatty fish.
D) red meat.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Treating Diabetes
Learning Outcome: 12a.3
26) Carrying an excessive amount of body fat around the waist, which is a risk factor for
diabetes, is a condition known as
A) rapid weight gain.
B) central cellulite storage.
C) central adiposity.
D) gastrointestinal adiposity.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1
27) Research suggests that individuals with prediabetes may avoid progressing to diabetes if they
lose what percentage of current body weight?
A) as little as 3 to 5 percent
B) as little as 5 to 7 percent
C) as little as 7 to 9 percent
D) as little as 9 to 11 percent
Skill: Understanding
Section: Treating Diabetes
Learning Outcome: 12a.3
28) The condition of elevated blood glucose levels during pregnancy is called
A) gestational diabetes.
B) fetal diabetes.
C) prediabetes.
D) type 1 diabetes.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Diabetes?
Learning Outcome: 12a.1