40 HOUR TRAINING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What kind of foods should be monitored ? - Answer-Sugar and sugar containing food
Why are hypoglycemic medications given ? - Answer-To stimulate insulin secretions in
the pancreas
Decreases the amount of glucose released by the liver
Delay the digestion of carbohydrates in the diet
Between periods of food intake insulin in the blood remains - Answer-Low
What is destroyed in the digestive tract ? - Answer-Insulin administered by injection
glipizide - Answer-Glucotrol
metformin - Answer-Glucophage
pioglitazone - Answer-Actos
sitagliptin - Answer-Januvia
liraglutide - Answer-Victoza
glimepiride - Answer-Amaryl
dapagliflozin - Answer-Farxiga
Why can insulin not be taken in pill form ? - Answer-The stomach acid will break it down
or destroy it making it ineffective
What is glucose testing ? - Answer-Determines the amount of glucose circulating in the
blood
What can you have when doing 12 hour fasting blood glucose testing - Answer-Nothing
except water
What are you looking for with the hemoglobin testing? - Answer-The consistency of
blood over a period of time with normal levels being (3.8-6.4%)