NUR 106 (Pharmacology Chapters 29, 30, and 35) Questions with
Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is diabetes mellitus?
Answer: A variety of metabolic disorders marked by inability of the body to store or utilize glucose
Question 2: What is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)?
Answer: A form of diabetes which is seen in women who show abnormal glucose tolerance during
pregnancy
Question 3: What is hyperglycemia?
Answer: Excess of sugar in the blood
Question 4: What is type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Answer: Diabetes in which there is no secretion of insulin from the pancreas and patients require
administration of exogenous insulin
Question 5: What is type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Answer: Diabetes in which the pancreas still maintains some ability to produce and secrete insulin
Question 6: What is prediabetes?
Answer: The intermediate stage between normal glucose homeostasis and diabetes
Question 7: What does microvascular complications of diabetes mean?
Answer: Complications that arise from destruction of capillaries in the eyes, kidneys, and peripheral tissues
Question 8: What does macrovascular complications of diabetes mean?
Answer: Complications associated with atherosclerosis of middle to large arteries, such as those in the heart
or brain
Question 9: What are some complications of diabetes mellitus that are seen in patients?
Answer: 1. Hypertension 2. Cardiovascular disease (leads to MI or Stroke) 3. Retinopathy (leads to
blindness) 4. Renal disease (leads to renal failure/dialysis) 5. Peripheral arterial disease (leads to
amputations) 6. Neuropathies (leads to sexual dysfunction, bladder incontinence, etc.) 7. Periodontal disease
(leads to loss of teeth)
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,Question 10: What is hypoglycemia?
Answer: Deficiency of sugar in the blood
Question 11: What is medical nutrition therapy (MNT)?
Answer: Specific nutritional therapy usage for treating illness, injury, or a certain condition
Question 12: Blood glucose levels that are less than 60 mg/dL is consider what?
Answer: Hypoglycemia
Question 13: What is a fasting blood glucose (sugar) test?
Answer: A test that measures your blood sugar after an overnight fast (not eating)
Question 14: A fasting blood glucose level of 99 mg/dL or less would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 15: A fasting blood glucose level of 100 to 125 mg/dL would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 16: A fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 17: What is an A1C test?
Answer: A test the gives the average blood glucose level from over the past 2 to 3 months
Question 18: An A1C test of 5.7% or lower would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 19: An A1C test of 5.7% to 6.4% would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 20: An A1C test of 6.5% or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
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, Question 21: What is a glucose tolerance test?
Answer: A test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is
cleared from the blood **Fast overnight....collect fasting glucose level.....drink the glucose (liquid
drink).....sugar is tested in intervals after (1hr, 2hrs, and sometimes 3hrs)
Question 22: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
140 mg/dL or lower would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 23: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
140 to 199 mg/dL would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 24: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
200 mg/dL or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 25: What is a random glucose test?
Answer: A test that measures your blood sugar at the time you're tested. You can take this test at any time
and don't need to fast (not eat) first
Question 26: With a random glucose test a glucose level of 200 mg/dL or higher would be considered
what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 27: What are the two different classes of medications used for diabetes mellitus?
Answer: 1. Oral hypoglycemics 2. Insulins
Question 28: What is the primary treatment goal for type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Answer: Normalization of blood glucose levels
Question 29: What class of diabetic medications is required to control type 1 diabetes and other types of
diabetes in patients whose blood glucose cannot be controlled by MNT diet, exercise, weight reduction,
or other antidiabetic agents?
Answer: Insulin
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Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is diabetes mellitus?
Answer: A variety of metabolic disorders marked by inability of the body to store or utilize glucose
Question 2: What is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)?
Answer: A form of diabetes which is seen in women who show abnormal glucose tolerance during
pregnancy
Question 3: What is hyperglycemia?
Answer: Excess of sugar in the blood
Question 4: What is type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Answer: Diabetes in which there is no secretion of insulin from the pancreas and patients require
administration of exogenous insulin
Question 5: What is type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Answer: Diabetes in which the pancreas still maintains some ability to produce and secrete insulin
Question 6: What is prediabetes?
Answer: The intermediate stage between normal glucose homeostasis and diabetes
Question 7: What does microvascular complications of diabetes mean?
Answer: Complications that arise from destruction of capillaries in the eyes, kidneys, and peripheral tissues
Question 8: What does macrovascular complications of diabetes mean?
Answer: Complications associated with atherosclerosis of middle to large arteries, such as those in the heart
or brain
Question 9: What are some complications of diabetes mellitus that are seen in patients?
Answer: 1. Hypertension 2. Cardiovascular disease (leads to MI or Stroke) 3. Retinopathy (leads to
blindness) 4. Renal disease (leads to renal failure/dialysis) 5. Peripheral arterial disease (leads to
amputations) 6. Neuropathies (leads to sexual dysfunction, bladder incontinence, etc.) 7. Periodontal disease
(leads to loss of teeth)
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,Question 10: What is hypoglycemia?
Answer: Deficiency of sugar in the blood
Question 11: What is medical nutrition therapy (MNT)?
Answer: Specific nutritional therapy usage for treating illness, injury, or a certain condition
Question 12: Blood glucose levels that are less than 60 mg/dL is consider what?
Answer: Hypoglycemia
Question 13: What is a fasting blood glucose (sugar) test?
Answer: A test that measures your blood sugar after an overnight fast (not eating)
Question 14: A fasting blood glucose level of 99 mg/dL or less would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 15: A fasting blood glucose level of 100 to 125 mg/dL would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 16: A fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 17: What is an A1C test?
Answer: A test the gives the average blood glucose level from over the past 2 to 3 months
Question 18: An A1C test of 5.7% or lower would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 19: An A1C test of 5.7% to 6.4% would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 20: An A1C test of 6.5% or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
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, Question 21: What is a glucose tolerance test?
Answer: A test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is
cleared from the blood **Fast overnight....collect fasting glucose level.....drink the glucose (liquid
drink).....sugar is tested in intervals after (1hr, 2hrs, and sometimes 3hrs)
Question 22: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
140 mg/dL or lower would be considered what?
Answer: Normal
Question 23: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
140 to 199 mg/dL would be considered what?
Answer: Prediabetic
Question 24: After testing the glucose level after a 2 hour interval with a glucose tolerance test a level of
200 mg/dL or higher would be considered what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 25: What is a random glucose test?
Answer: A test that measures your blood sugar at the time you're tested. You can take this test at any time
and don't need to fast (not eat) first
Question 26: With a random glucose test a glucose level of 200 mg/dL or higher would be considered
what?
Answer: Diabetic
Question 27: What are the two different classes of medications used for diabetes mellitus?
Answer: 1. Oral hypoglycemics 2. Insulins
Question 28: What is the primary treatment goal for type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Answer: Normalization of blood glucose levels
Question 29: What class of diabetic medications is required to control type 1 diabetes and other types of
diabetes in patients whose blood glucose cannot be controlled by MNT diet, exercise, weight reduction,
or other antidiabetic agents?
Answer: Insulin
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