Potential Questions/Answers For Quiz
- 1.What do you think causes diabetes?
- A.
Eating too much sugar
- B.
High blood glucose levels caused by too much glucose in the blood
- C.
Catching it from someone else
- 2.Blood glucose levels respond to food, particularly carbohydrates. What other things can affect blood glucose levels?
- A.
Physical activity
- B.
Stress
- C.
Illness
- 3.Children get Type1 diabetes” – is this TRUE or FALSE?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.If children get Type1 diabetes, how do they get it?
- A.
Having too many sweets and soft drinks
- B.
A virus or environmental factor
- C.
Not doing enough exercise
- 5.Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which your pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or your body does not properly use the insulin it makes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The management of Type 1 diabetes can be managed by:
- A.
Taking daily insulin doses by injection or insulin pump
- B.
Eating healthy meals and snacks and regular physical activity
- C.
Regular monitoring of your blood glucose levels
- 7.Who are at risk of gestational diabetes?
- A.
Children and teenagers
- B.
Pregnant women
- C.
Elderly people
- 8.How do you think diabetes is best managed?
- A.
Eating healthily, taking regular exercise and prescribed medication
- B.
Losing weight (if you need to) and maintaining a healthy weight
- C.
Regularly testing your blood glucose levels
- D.
Never eating sugar
- 9.What type of food raises blood glucose levels?
- A.
Pasta, rice and noodles
- B.
Bread and crackers
- C.
Cakes and biscuits
- D.
Fish
- 10.Ideally, how often should people with diabetes exercise?
- A.
Every day
- B.
Once a week
- C.
Once a fortnight
- D.
Five days per week
- 11.How often should people with diabetes have their feet checked?
- A.
Every six months by a podiatrist
- B.
The person should check their feet everyday
- C.
They don’t need to have their feet checked
- 12.Is it OK for people with diabetes to drink alcohol?
- A.
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, you should stop drinking alcohol
- B.
Most people with diabetes can enjoy a small amount of alcohol
- C.
You should check with your doctor first
- D.
Provided they drink no more than 2 standard drinks per day, with at least one alcohol- free day per week.
- 13.Will diabetes go away?
- A.
Diabetes will go away if it’s well managed
- B.
If blood glucose levels are in the non-diabetic range most of the time
- C.
Currently, there is no cure for diabetes
- 14.If left untreated or improperly managed, diabetes can result in a variety of complications including:
- A.
Heart disease
- B.
Kidney disease
- C.
Eye disease
- D.
Nerve damage
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