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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (DIABETES) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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HOSA NUTRITION- MEDICAL NUTRITIONTHERAPY (DIABETES) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Diabetes mellitus is the name for a - Answer-Group of serious and chronic disorders
effect in the metabolism of carbs
Diabetes is characterized by - Answer-Hyper glycemia
_______ Million Americans have diabetes - Answer-23.6
_______ People in USA have been diagnosed - Answer-17.9 million
______ Million are undiagnosed - Answer-5.7
_______ Million have pre-diabetes - Answer-57
Diabetes is a major cause of - Answer-Death blindest heart and kidney disease
amputations of toes feet and legs and infection
Greek physician named it diabetes which means __________ because large with
amount of urine generated by victim - Answer-"To flow through"
Later the Latin word mellitus or honeyed was added because - Answer-Of the amount of
glucose in the urine
Insulin is secreted by the - Answer-Beta cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas
Inadequate production of insulin or the body cannot use the Internet produces makes a
glucose unable to - Answer-Enter the cells in and turn it accumulates in the blood and
causes hyperglycemia
Glucagon is secreted by the - Answer-Alpha cells in the Islets of Langerhans and helps
release energy when needed by converting glycogen to glucose
Somatostatin is a - Answer-Hormone released by the Delta cells of the islets of
Langerhans and hypothalamus
Somatostatin inhibits - Answer-The release of insulin and glucagon
The cause of diabetes is - Answer-Not confirmed
, Diabetes appears to be - Answer-Attic but environmental factors contribute to its
existence
The world health organization indicates the prevalence of diabetes is - Answer-
Increasing worldwide
Renal threshold - Answer-Kidneys capacity
glycosuria - Answer-Excess sugar in the urine
Polyuria - Answer-Excess urination
polydipsia - Answer-Abnormal thirst
polyphagia - Answer-Excess hunger
Even though diabetics are eating a lot polyphagia they - Answer-Still lose weight and
become weak and fatigued
Ketonemia - Answer-Ketones collected in the blood
Ketouria - Answer-Keytone bodies in the urine
Diabetic coma - Answer-Unconsciousness caused by a state of acidosis due to too
much sugar or two little insulin
Vascular system - Answer-Circulatory system
retinopathy - Answer-Damage to small blood vessels in the eyes
Neuropathy - Answer-Nerve damage
Type 1 diabetes - Answer-Diabetes occurring suddenly between the ages of one and 40
client; secrete little if any insulin and require insulin injections into carefully controlled
diet
Type 2 diabetes - Answer-Diabetes occurring usually after the age of 40; onset is
gradual in production of insulin gradually diminishes, can usually be controlled by diet
and exercise
Ketones - Answer-Acids that lower blood pH; causing acidosis
Type one diabetes accounts for _____ of all cases of newly diagnosed diabetes -
Answer-5%-10%
Some factors include - Answer-Genetics auto immune status and environment
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