1.
Type 2 diabetes is most likely to strike:
The correct answer: at 65+
Diabetes can strike at any age. However, the risk
for Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of
diabetes, rises sharply with age. Type 1 diabetes,
however, does often strike children and younger
adults.
2.
Among which of these ethnic groups is diabetes less
prevalent?
The correct answer: Americans of Northern European
descent
Native Americans, African Americans and Hispanic
Americans are at much higher risk of contracting
Type 2 diabetes. Americans of Northern European
descent, however, are more likely to develop Type 1
diabetes
3.
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of
diabetes?
The correct answer: hair loss
Hair loss is NOT one of the symptoms of diabetes
(though it may be symptomatic of other disorders).
Frequent urination, fatigue and sores that don?t
heal are all classic symptoms of Type 2 diabetes.
4.
Approximately what percentage of American women has
diabetes?
The correct answer: about eight percent
An estimated 17 million Americans have diabetes --
approximately eight percent American women and about
the same percentage of men.
5.
Which is the most appropriate test for diagnosing
diabetes?
The correct answer: fasting plasma glucose blood
test
The fasting plasma glucose blood test is the
preferred test. Finger-stick and urine tests are not
suitable for making a diagnosis, though the
finger-stick test is widely used as an initial
screening tool and for glucose monitoring of those
with confirmed diabetes
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