A disease that means you will get diabetes in the next year The same as type 2 diabetes. Means higher than normal blood sugars, but not high enough to be diabetes …
Prediabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Quiz
1 Metabolic Syndrome is:
a When a person has a certain cluster of health conditions that
puts them at higher risk for develop type 2 diabetes or
cardiovascular disease
b A disease that means you will get diabetes in the next year
c A condition where one of the symptoms is always higher than
normal blood sugars
d None of the above
2 A man with a waist circumference of 42 inches, triglycerides of 200
and blood pressure of 135/90, would be said to have metabolic
syndrome;
a True
b False
3 A woman with a waist circumference of 37 with an HDL of 40 and a blood
pressure of 135/90, would be said to have metabolic syndrome:
a True
b False
4 To have metabolic syndrome a person must have 3 or more of the
following symptoms:
a Abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, high LDL, high blood
pressure, low blood sugar
b Abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL, high blood
pressure, higher than normal blood sugar
c Both a and b
d None of the above
5 Knowing
which patients have Metabolic Syndrome:
a Can help you identify those patients at high risk for diabetes
and therefore who to target for diabetes prevention education
b Can help you realize which patients are a lost cause
c Neither a or b
6 Which are risk factors for metabolic syndrome:
a GDM in the past
b Being Alaska Native
c Being overweight
d All of the above
7 Children can get metabolic syndrome:
a True
b False
8 Prediabetes is:
a The same as type 2 diabetes
b Means higher than normal blood sugars, but not high enough to be
diabetes
c Means a person is at very high risk to develop type 2 diabetes
d Both b and c
9 Prediabetes can be diagnosed by a fingerstick:
a True
b False
10 An Alaska Native adult who is over the age of 18 and is overweight
BMI over 25, should be screened for diabetes:
a Never
b Every year
c Every 3 years
d Starting at the age of 40
11 A thin child should not be tested for prediabetes:
a True
b False
12 Acanthosis Nigricans dirty neck
is a sign of:
a Someone who has not bathed
b Someone who has been in the sun without sun block
c Insulin resistance
d None of the above
13 A child who is overweight BMI over the 85 or greater than 120 of
ideal body weight, has a parent with diabetes and is Alaska Native
should be screened for prediabetes/diabetes starting at what age:
a 12 years
b 12 years at onset of puberty if puberty occurs earlier
c 10 years
d 10 years at onset of puberty if puberty occurs earlier
14 The Diabetes Prevention Program DPP was:
a A 3 year study that looked at the effect of diet, exercise and
Metformin had on preventing diabetes
b A 3 year study the proved nothing can be done to prevent or
delay diabetes
c A 3 year study that looked at Metabolic Syndrome
d None of the above
15 In the Diabetes Prevention Program, people who walked 30 minutes a
day, 5 days a week and lost 5-7 of their body weight:
a Prevented diabetes 58 of the time within the 3 years of the
study
b Prevented diabetes 33 of the time within the 3 years
of the
study
c Prevented diabetes 10 of the time within the 3 years of the
study
d Increased a persons risk for developing diabetes
16 The two main goals of treatment for metabolic syndrome and prediabetes
is:
a Prevent type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis
b Prevent type 2 diabetes and breast cancer
c Prevent type 2 diabetes and reduce risk of cardiovascular
disease
d There are no goals for treatment of prediabetes and metabolic
syndrome
17 The exercise GOAL for a person with prediabetes or metabolic syndrome
is:
a 10 minutes a day
b 20 minutes a day
c 120 minutes a day
d 30-60 minutes a day
18 Some nutrition tips you can make for your patients to help them lose
weight:
a Replace sugared beverages with sugar-free beverages
b Bake or boil instead of fry
c Skip meals
d Both a and b
19 Performing a nutrition recall:
a Can help you find out what your patients are eating or drinking
b Can help you offer education that applies to your patients
current food choices
c Both
a and b
d Neither a nor b
20 Even if you are pretty sure a patient doesnt want to stop using
tobacco, you should ask him/her if he is interested in information on
stopping tobacco:
a True
b False
21 The following lifestyle changes help lower blood pressure:
a Cutting back on salt
b Eating more fruits and vegetables
c Losing weight
d All of the above
22 The following lifestyle choices help to lower LDL cholesterol bad
cholesterol:
a Eating less saturated fat and trans fat and more foods high in
soluble fiber, like oatmeal
b Eating more Crisco and broccoli
c Eating less oatmeal and beans and more margarine
d Eating bacon at every meal
23 If a patient has prediabetes they should be screened for type 2
diabetes:
a Every month
b Every 3 months
c Every 6 months
d Every 10 years
24 A person with metabolic syndrome will need follow up:
a Every 6 months or more frequently depending on their other
health conditions
b Not until they develop type 2 diabetes or heart disease
c After
the age of 65
d None of the above
25 The best way to prevent prediabetes or metabolic syndrome is:
a Drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes
b Sleep as little as possible
c Live by the words, Only the good die young
d Eat healthy foods, be active most days, maintain a healthy
weight, avoid or stop tobacco
