Diabetes Care Quiz
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What is diabetes characterized by?

  • Hypoglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
  • Hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both (correct)
  • Hypoglycemia resulting from excess insulin secretion
  • Hyperglycemia resulting from excess insulin secretion

    • What is the estimated number of adults with undiagnosed diabetes in the United States?

  • Two thirds of 34.1 million
  • One half of 34.1 million
  • One third of 34.1 million (correct)
  • One fourth of 34.1 million

    • What is the trend for newly diagnosed diabetes cases in people older than 20 years?

  • Remains constant
  • Decreases by 1.7 million per year
  • Increases by 0.7 million per year
  • Increases by 1.7 million per year (correct)

    • What percentage of adults in the United States could have diabetes by 2050 if the current trend continues?

    <p>One in every three adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the percentage of adults with diabetes in 2018 among those age 65 years or older?

    <p>28.3%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated percentage of U.S. adults with prediabetes?

    <p>35.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is secreted by beta cells in the pancreas?

    <p>Insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the economic cost of diabetes in terms of medical costs per year?

    <p>$237 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 65 years or older?

    <p>48.3%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the leading cause of new blindness in adults aged 18 to 64 years in the United States?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major classifications of diabetes?

    <p>Type 1, Type 2, Gestational, LADA, Associated with other conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does insulin do when a person eats a meal?

    <p>Accelerates transport of amino acids into cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two dynamic ways in which the diabetes classification system is described?

    <p>Research findings and individual differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of prediabetes?

    <p>Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the hormone released by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans when blood glucose levels decrease?

    <p>Glucagon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in the United States?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of adults with undiagnosed diabetes in the United States?

    <p>Around 5 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the leading cause of new blindness in adults aged 18 to 64 years in the United States?

    <p>Diabetic retinopathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the trend for newly diagnosed diabetes cases in people older than 20 years?

    <p>Increasing by 1.7 million per year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated percentage of U.S. adults with prediabetes?

    <p>35%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 65 years or older?

    <p>30%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate total amount spent in medical costs and lost productivity related to diabetes in the United States per year?

    <p>$327 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the hormone released by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans when blood glucose levels decrease?

    <p>Glucagon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the leading cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States?

    <p>Diabetes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among all gender and racial groups compared with Caucasians?

    <p>Increasing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of prediabetes as per the American Diabetes Association (ADA)?

    <p>Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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