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Certified Diabetes Educator Exam 1
Latest Edition 2025. Questions & Correct
Answers. Graded A
A blood glucose meter that measures plasma blood glucose in the
laboratory would be - ANS higher than a whole blood glucose reading
Acculturation - ANS the process of cultural and psychological change that
results following meeting between cultures
adaptive or maladaptive behavior: denial - ANSprovide survival skills and
support group
Ankle-Brachial Index - ANS- the ratio of systolic pressure at the ankle
(dorsalis pedis pulses) and the brachial artery
- reasonably accurate, reproducible measure for the screening and
detection of PAD and its severity
- Ankle-Brachial Index < 0.9 is strongly associated with limitations in LE
functioning and physical activity tolerance
Avoid resistive exercise - ANSESRD, nephropathy, Charcot's foot,
proliferative retinopathy
Blurring of vision - ANS- due to instability of BG is related to osmotic
changes in the lens of the eye
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- commonly occurs at the onset of DM and during periods of fluctuating BG
control
- transient, delay testing for new refractive lenses until BG has been
stabilized for 6-8 weeks
Both patients with DKA and HHS can present decreased mentation which is
related to which physiological abnormality indicated on the laboratory
report? - ANSSerum osmolality
CAD: Angina - ANS- caused by coronary ischemia
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, cold/clammy skin, fatigue, syncope
- rarely lasts more than 5 minutes
CAD: MI - ANS- caused by sudden total occlusion of a coronary artery
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, N/V, weakness, sense of impeding
doom, pale
- 30-60 minutes duration
Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy - ANSabnormalities in HR control and
vascular dynamics
1) Cardiac Denervation Syndrome
2) abnormal CV response to exercise
3) orthostatic hypotension
Cardiac Denervation Syndrome - ANSa fixed HR that does not change in
response to stress, exercise, breathing patterns, or sleep; in later stages,
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the person may suffer MI without pain, cardiac arrhythmias, and sudden
death
Cataracts - ANS- leading cause of reversible blindness
- vision-impairing disease characterized by thickening and opacification of
the lens
- common complaint: decrease in acuity, sensitivity to light
Children of persons with Type 1 Diabetes have - ANS2% chance of
developing diabetes if mother has diabetes, 6% chance of developing
diabetes if father has diabetes
Children of persons with Type 2 Diabetes have - ANS30% chance of
developing Impaired Glucose Tolerance and 15% chance of developing
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic Sensorimotor Neuropathy - ANSsensory nerve defects in the
"stocking-glove" pattern, from toes to legs and then from the fingers to the
arms
CKD + insulin - ANSAs kidney function declines, exogenous insulin acts
longer and in an unpredicatable manner, characterized by severe
hypoglycemia.
Clinical Features of Type 2 DM - ANSobesity, acanthosis nigricans,
inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern
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Certified Diabetes Educator Exam 1
Latest Edition 2025. Questions & Correct
Answers. Graded A
A blood glucose meter that measures plasma blood glucose in the
laboratory would be - ANS higher than a whole blood glucose reading
Acculturation - ANS the process of cultural and psychological change that
results following meeting between cultures
adaptive or maladaptive behavior: denial - ANSprovide survival skills and
support group
Ankle-Brachial Index - ANS- the ratio of systolic pressure at the ankle
(dorsalis pedis pulses) and the brachial artery
- reasonably accurate, reproducible measure for the screening and
detection of PAD and its severity
- Ankle-Brachial Index < 0.9 is strongly associated with limitations in LE
functioning and physical activity tolerance
Avoid resistive exercise - ANSESRD, nephropathy, Charcot's foot,
proliferative retinopathy
Blurring of vision - ANS- due to instability of BG is related to osmotic
changes in the lens of the eye
1
, 2
- commonly occurs at the onset of DM and during periods of fluctuating BG
control
- transient, delay testing for new refractive lenses until BG has been
stabilized for 6-8 weeks
Both patients with DKA and HHS can present decreased mentation which is
related to which physiological abnormality indicated on the laboratory
report? - ANSSerum osmolality
CAD: Angina - ANS- caused by coronary ischemia
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, cold/clammy skin, fatigue, syncope
- rarely lasts more than 5 minutes
CAD: MI - ANS- caused by sudden total occlusion of a coronary artery
- symptoms: CP, dyspnea, diaphoresis, N/V, weakness, sense of impeding
doom, pale
- 30-60 minutes duration
Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy - ANSabnormalities in HR control and
vascular dynamics
1) Cardiac Denervation Syndrome
2) abnormal CV response to exercise
3) orthostatic hypotension
Cardiac Denervation Syndrome - ANSa fixed HR that does not change in
response to stress, exercise, breathing patterns, or sleep; in later stages,
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, 3
the person may suffer MI without pain, cardiac arrhythmias, and sudden
death
Cataracts - ANS- leading cause of reversible blindness
- vision-impairing disease characterized by thickening and opacification of
the lens
- common complaint: decrease in acuity, sensitivity to light
Children of persons with Type 1 Diabetes have - ANS2% chance of
developing diabetes if mother has diabetes, 6% chance of developing
diabetes if father has diabetes
Children of persons with Type 2 Diabetes have - ANS30% chance of
developing Impaired Glucose Tolerance and 15% chance of developing
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic Sensorimotor Neuropathy - ANSsensory nerve defects in the
"stocking-glove" pattern, from toes to legs and then from the fingers to the
arms
CKD + insulin - ANSAs kidney function declines, exogenous insulin acts
longer and in an unpredicatable manner, characterized by severe
hypoglycemia.
Clinical Features of Type 2 DM - ANSobesity, acanthosis nigricans,
inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern
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