Endocrine System Disorders - Diabetes

Question 1

Diabetes develops from a deficiency or decreased production of ____ by the pancreas

Answer 1

insulin

Question 2

Since insulin controls glucose levels in the blood, diabetes results in an ____

Answer 2

increased glucose level

Question 3

What are the three types of diabetes?

Answer 3

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Gestational Diabetes

Question 4

Average time of onset for Type 1 is ____

Answer 4

childhood, specifically 10 years of age or earlier

Question 5

Average time of onset for Type 2 is ____

Answer 5

adulthood

Question 6

Gestational Diabetes usually only occurs during ____

Answer 6

pregnancy

Question 7

Type 2 is a ____ disease

Answer 7

Progressive

Question 8

If Gestational Diabetes is uncontrolled or untreated, it may cause ____

Answer 8

birth defects

Question 9

Type 1 is mainly caused by the destruction of ____ due to genetic or environmental factors

Answer 9

insulin-producing cells of the pancreas

Question 10

Type 2 is mainly caused by ____ or ____

Answer 10

decreased insulin secretion or development of insulin resistance

Question 11

Type 1 accounts for less than ____ percent of all diabetes

Answer 11

10

Question 12

Type 2 accounts for more than ____ percent of all diabetes

Answer 12

90

Question 13

Diabetes is diagnosed by measuring ____

Answer 13

fasting blood sugar levels

Question 14

Normal fasting blood sugar level in healthy individuals should be less than ____ mg/dL

Answer 14

100 mg/dL

Question 15

A test that measures average blood sugar levels in blood over a two- to three-month period is called ____

Answer 15

hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1c)

Question 16

A normal A1c level for healthy individuals is ____ to ____ percent

Answer 16

4 to 6.2 percent