Test Your Diabetes IQ

5 Questions | By Dhodgins | Last updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Total Attempts: 67

There are currently 180 million diabetics worldwide. This number is expected to double by 2030. How much do you know about diabetes?

Questions and Answers

1.

What causes diabetes?
- A.
  
  Results from the body's failure to produce insulin
- B.
  
  Results from insulin resistance
- C.
  
  Results from eating too much sugar
- D.
  
  All the above
- E.
  
  Results from the body's failure to produce insulin and from insulin resistance
2.

Is there a cure for diabetes?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
3.

How many different types of diabetes are there?
- A.
  
  Two: Type 1 and Type 2
- B.
  
  Two: Type A and Type B
- C.
  
  One: Type A
4.

What are the complications faced by diabetics?
- A.
  
  Blindness
- B.
  
  Heart failure
- C.
  
  Kidney failure
- D.
  
  Amputation
- E.
  
  All the above
5.

How much does diabetes cost the Canadian health care system?
- A.
  
  $20,000
- B.
  
  $7 million
- C.
  
  $100 million
- D.
  
  $12 billion

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