Certified Diabetes Educator Exam - Based off of ADA SOC 2024 and AADE (All Correct)

Goals of DM Tx correct answers 1. Promote normal physical and psychological growth and development. 2. Avoid acute and chronic complications of DM Plasma GLU and A1C Goals Adults (T1D) correct answers premeal 80-130 bedtime 80-150 A1C<7% DM Education for School-aged Adolescents correct answers Most should be directed towards teens with parents included Survival Skills at Initial Teaching T1D correct answers Testing BG and urine or blood ketons Measuring and administering insulin Understanding insulin actions Performing insulin actions Meal planning Preventing, recognizing and treating hypoglycemia 4 Key Components of T1D Management correct answers Monitoring BG (6-8x/day) Taking medication Healthy Eating Being Active ADA recommends BG checks when? correct answers prior to meals and snacks occasional postprandial at bedtime prior to exercise suspect low BG prior to critical tasks like driving for multiple daily injections When to complete frequent BG monitoring (>4 checks)? correct answers Preprandial: determine meal insulin dose Postprandial: determine if premeal dose was correct Overnight: detect nocturnal hypoglycemia Frequent testing for anyone w/ hypoglycemic unawareness When to use Continuous Glucose Monitoring? correct answers Hypoglycemia unawareness Frequent episodes hypoglycemia Nocturnal hypoglycemia Unexplained GLU excursions Gastroparesis