Appendix

MichiganDiabetesResearchandTrainingCentersBriefDiabetesKnowledgeTest

1.

Thediabetesdietis:
9.
Forapersoningoodcontrol, 17.
a. thewaymostAmerican
whateffectdoesexercise
peopleeat
haveonbloodglucose?
b.* ahealthydietformost
a.* Lowersit
people
b. Raisesit
c. toohighincarbohydratefor
c. Hasnoeffect
a.
mostpeople
b.*
d. toohighinproteinformost 10.
Infectionislikelytocause:
c.
people
a.* anincreaseinbloodglucose
d.
b. adecreaseinbloodglucose
2.
Whichofthefollowingis
c. nochangeinbloodglucose 18.
highestincarbohydrate?
a, Bakedchicken
11.
Thebestwaytotakecareof
b. Swisscheese
yourfeetisto:
c.* Bakedpotato
a.* lookatandwashthemeach
d. Peanutbutter
a.
day
3.

4.

Whichofthefollowingis
highestinfat?
a.* Lowfatmilk
b. Orangejuice
c. Corn
d. Honey
Whichofthefollowingisa
freefood?
a Anyunsweetenedfood
b. Anydieteticfood
c. Anyfoodthatsayssugar
freeonthelabel
d.* Anyfoodthathaslessthan
20caloriesperserving

b.
c.
d.
12.

massagethemwithalcohol
eachday
soakthemforonehoureach
day
buyshoesasizelargerthan
usual

Eatingfoodslowerinfat
decreasesyourriskfor:
a. nervedisease
b. kidneydisease
c.* heartdisease
d. eyedisease

Yourealizejustbeforelunch
timethatyouforgottotake
yourinsulinbefore
breakfast.Whatshouldyou
donow?
Skiplunchtoloweryour
bloodglucose
b. Taketheinsulinthatyou
usuallytakeatbreakfast
c. Taketwiceasmuchinsulin
asyouusuallytakeat
breakfast
d.* Checkyourbloodglucose
leveltodecidehowmuch
insulintotake

19.

Ifyouarebeginningtohave
aninsulinreaction,you
should:
a. exercise
b. liedownandrest
c.* drinksomejuice
d. takeregularinsulin

Numbnessandtinglingmay
besymptomsof:
5.
Glycosylatedhemoglobin
a. kidneydisease
(hemoglobinA1)isatest
20.
Lowbloodglucosemaybe
b.* nervedisease
thatisameasureofyour
causedby:
c. eyedisease
averagebloodglucoselevel
a.* toomuchinsulin
d.liverdisease
forthepast:
b. toolittleinsulin
a. day
c. toomuchfood
14.
Whichofthefollowingis
b. week
d. toolittleexercise
usuallynotassociatedwith
c.* 610weeks
diabetes:
d. 6months
21.
Ifyoutakeyourmorning
a. visionproblems
insulinbutskipbreakfast
b. kidneyproblems
6.
Whichisthebestmethodfor
yourbloodglucoselevelwill
c. nerveproblems
testingbloodglucose?
usually:
d.* lungproblems
a. Urinetesting
a. increase
b.* Bloodtesting
b.* decrease
15.
Signsofketoacidosis
c. Bothareequallygood
c. remainthesame
include:
7.
Whateffectdoes
a. shakiness
22.
Highbloodglucosemaybe
unsweetenedfruitjuicehave
b. sweating
causedby:
onbloodglucose?
c.* vomiting
a.* notenoughinsulin
a. Lowersit
d. lowbloodglucose
b. skippingmeals
b.* Raisesit
c. delayingyoursnack
c. Hasnoeffect
16.
Ifyouaresickwiththeflu,
d. largeketonesinyoururine
whichofthefollowing
8.
Whichshouldnotbeusedto
23.
Whichoneofthefollowing
changesshouldyoumake?
treatlowbloodglucose?
willmostlikelycausean
a. Takelessinsulin
a. 3hardcandies
insulinreaction:
b. Drinklessliquids
b. 1/2cuporangejuice
a.*
heavyexercise
c. Eatmoreproteins
c.* 1cupdietsoftdrink
b.
infection
d.* Testforglucoseandketones
d. 1cupskimmilk
c. overeating
moreoften
d.nottakingyourinsulin

*Correctanswer
DKT;DiabetesResearchandTrainingCenter
UniversityofMichigan,1998

13.

Ifyouhavetaken
intermediateactinginsulin
(NPHorLente),youare
mostlikelytohavean
insulinreactionin:
13hours
612hours
1215hours
morethan15hours