Diabetes is having too much what in your blood?
Sugar
Diabetes can be caused by _____.
All are correct: eating too much sugar, eating junk food, drinking sodas, not exercising, being overweight, having a parent with diabetes
Diabetes symptoms include _____.
All are correct: being very thirsty a lot, needing to urinate a lot, always feeling hungry, feeling very tired, having blurred vision, slow healing cuts and bruises, no symptoms
Do you need insulin shots if you have type 2 diabetes?
Maybe is correct
Do you need insulin shots if you have type 1 diabetes?
Yes
Is the only way to manage type 2 diabetes by taking medicine?
No
What does insulin do?
Converts foods into energy
What is glucose?
Sugar
If everyone else you know has diabetes does it mean you'll get it?
No
Which type of diabetes is preventable?
Can what you eat help prevent diabetes?
Yes
Does exercising help prevent diabetes?
Yes
Which foods raise your blood sugar?
All are correct: candy bars, chips, sodas, fruit juice, honey, white bread, white rice, flour tortillas
Can you exercise if you have diabetes?
Yes
Which disease causes more deaths a year?
Diabetes
If a woman doesn't have diabetes before getting pregnant, does she need to worry about it while pregnant?
Yes
If a woman develops diabetes while she is pregnant, does it put her and her child at risk for developing diabetes later in life?
Yes
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by _____.
exercising, eating a whole-foods-based diet, losing weight, eating smaller portions