Endocrine Daily Briefing Flashcards
Can you test saliva to measure blood glucose levels?
A new sensor using light, metal and an enzyme that changes color when exposed to blood sugar is being developed to measure blood sugar in saliva.
(Nanophotonics)
What percentage of U.S. Firefighters are over-weight/obese?
70%
What does FGF1 protein injection do to diabetes mellitus type 2 symptoms in mice?
Reverses them.
Poorer diabetes patients get more amputations.
True or false?
True
Tree nuts may aid glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
True or false?
True
Which kind of exercise seems to be more beneficial in type 2 diabetes and/or pre-diabetes…
- walking/exercising at constant pace or interval training with different paces in small intervals?
Interval training
Exposure to antibiotics early in life may predispose to obesity later on.
True or false?
True
Which race develops more diabetic macular edema…
Blacks or whites?
Blacks are three times more likely than whites to develop diabetic macular edema.
Which autoantibody assay has been most recently approved by the FDA to distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes?
Kronos’ Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody Assay
Study shows being born with a low birth weight puts white women more at risk for diabetes type 2 - true or false?
(August 22, 2014)
False
Study shows being born with low birth weight puts black women more at risk for diabetes type 2 - true or false?
(August 22, 2014)
True
Do increased serum calcium levels independently predict risk for developing type 1 diabetes?
No
Do increased serum calcium levels independently predict risk for developing type two diabetes?
Yes