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Prediabetes

1. What is Prediabetes?

Test your knowledge about prediabetes and its relationship with diabetes. Answers shown after the quiz is completed.

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* 1. What is prediabetes?

There is no such thing as pre-diabetes

When blood sugar is as high as a diabetic

When blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed a diabetic

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* 2. What else is prediabetes called?

impaired glucose tolerance

impaired fasting glucose

impaired sugar levels

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* 3. According to the American Diabetic Association, if you have pre-diabetes ou be checked how often?

6 months

1-2 years

3 months

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* 4. Can prediabetics drink alcohol?

Prediabetics should not drink alcohol

Women should have no more than three drinks per day

Men should have no more than two drinks per day

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* 5. The medical name for diabetes is?

Diabetes Merritus

Sugar Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus

Impaired Sugar Mellitus

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* 6. How many minutes of brisk physical activity per week has been shown to help reduce the risk for pre-diabetes and diabetes?

60 minutes

75 minutes

150 minutes

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* 7. How much weight loss has been shown to help reduce the risk of prediabetes or diabetes?

Zero: maintaining your weight is best

5-7% of your body weight

Over 25% of your body weight

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* 8. What are some signs & symptoms of prediabetes?

fatigue

sleeping less than 5 1/2 hours a night

blurred vision

excessive urination

all the above

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* 9. Adults diagnosed with diabetes AND an A1c level test of at least 7% were how many times more likely to be hospitalized?

4.5% times more likely

3.5% times more likely

6 times more likely

2.5 times more likely

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* 10. An A1c test is used to diagnose pre-diabetes. What blood sugar result would indicate you have pre-diabetes?

below 5.7%

more than 6.5%

between 5.7-6.4%