How do I adjust my exercise prescription when my cardiac patient also suffers from type 2 diabetes mellitus?

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* 1. In endurance exercise training for patients with T2DM, to lower blood HA1c it is most important to:

A: Elevate the exercise intensity

B: Prolong the session duration

C: Elevate the weekly exercise frequency

D: None of the above: endurance exercise training works anyway and a different selection of exercise modalities does not affect the clinical benefits

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* 2. In strength exercise training for patients with T2DM, to lower blood HA1c it is most important to:

A: Elevate the exercise intensity

B: Exceed 21 sets of exercise

C: Alter the contraction-relaxation cycle

D: None of the above: strength exercise training works anyway and a different selection of exercise modalities does not affect the clinical benefits

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* 3. For what co-morbidity blood pressure should be monitored much more closely during exercise training in a patient with T2DM?

A: Peripheral arterial disease

B: Hyperglycaemia

C: Peripheral neuropathy

D: Retinopathy

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* 4. What drug would elevate the risk for hypoglycaemia during or soon after exercise in a T2DM patient?

A: Sulfonylurea

B: Metformin

C: DPP-4 inhibitor

D: GLP-1 agonist

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* 5. Which statement is correct?

A: T2DM patients with a blood glucose of 5.0 mmol/l or 90 mg/dl should first consume monosaccharides before starting to exercise

B: Silent myocardial ischemia is prevalent in about 20% of all T2DM patients

C: A T2DM patient with established nephropathy is allowed to exercise with a systolic blood pressure up to 220 mm/Hg

D: High-intensity interval training induces smaller reductions in HbA1c as opposed to the more commonly used moderate-intense endurance training in T2DM patients

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