Diabetes Risk Quiz!
Last week, you read a lot about diabetes as part of American Diabetes Month. Today, you can test your knowledge of diabetes with this quick, fun quiz. What are you waiting for? Try it now!1) ____ is a chemical that turns glucose into energy.
- Diabetes
- Insulin
- Pancreas
- Fructose
2) True or false: People get high blood sugar when they can’t produce or process glucose.3) Which of the following is NOT a symptom of diabetes?
- Increased urination
- Weight loss
- Blood clots
- Skin rashes
4) True or false: There is a cure for type II diabetes, but not for type I or gestational diabetes.5) If you are obese, your chances of getting diabetes _____.
- Decrease
- Stay the same
- Increase
- Don’t matter
6) True or false: If your blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, you should be tested for diabetes.7) If you want to decrease your risk of getting diabetes, you should be active ____.
- Rarely
- Every other day
- When it is sunny
- Every day
8) True or false: You should increase your consumption of fruits, vegetables, and beans in order to decrease your risk of contracting diabetes.Answers...
- Insulin
- True
- Blood clots
- False
- Increase
- True
- Every day
- True
For More Information from Food and Health:
- Review our posts from last week -- Eat Healthfully with Diabetes and What is Your Diabetes Risk?
- Visit the Nutrition Education Store's Diabetes Resources
- Access diabetes research and lesson ideas at Communicating Food for Health's Member Library
