Certified Diabetes Educator Exam questions with
verified answers
"Light" or "lite" means: Ans✓✓✓ 50% less fat or 1/3 fewer calories
than the regular version
"No sugar added" means: Ans✓✓✓ no sugar or fruit juice added during
processing
"Overweight" is defined as: Ans✓✓✓ -BMI > 85th percentile for age
and sex
-Weight for height > 85th percentile
-Weight > 12-30% above ideal
4 nutrition recommendations and interventions for the prevention of
type 2 diabetes include: Ans✓✓✓ 1) moderate weight loss of 7% of
body weight
2) 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week
3) dietary reduction of fat and calories
4) dietary FIBER intake of 14 gram/ 1,000 kcal, with one-half of grain
intake coming from whole grains.
a normal ABI means what? Ans✓✓✓ Normally, the pressure at both
the ankle and the arm should be approximately the same.
,A person with peripheral artery disease (PAD) would have an ABI of
what ? Ans✓✓✓ In PAD, ankle pressures are lower than arm pressures,
indicating narrowing of the arteries.
Acanthosis Nigricans Ans✓✓✓ velvety brown or black lesions found in
the folds of the skin, most commonly the folds of the neck and axillae.
This is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. In the young, it is
a marker of glucose intolerance and when present should prompt
providers to screen for type 2 diabetes.
According to the ADA, diabetes is diagnosed if any of the following
criteria are met: Ans✓✓✓ - A1C is > 6.5% or fating plasma glucose is
>126mg/dl
-2 hour plasma glucose is > 200 mg/dl during an oral glucose tolerance
test
-random plasma glucose is > 200mg/dl when pt presents with classic
symptoms of hyperglycemia ( polydipsia, polyuria)
Acronym "SMART" used to develop behavioral goals: Ans✓✓✓ S -
Specific - what the person will do
M - Measurable - how much/how often/how many
A - Achievable - can commit
R - Realistic - feels they CAN do it
T - Time bound - specific time period
, ADA recommendations for dietary fat cholesterol management are:
Ans✓✓✓ - saturated fat limited to <7% of total calories
- minimal intake of foods with trans fat
- dietary cholesterol intake <200 mg/day
- two or more servings of fish per week
ADA recommended LDL level: Ans✓✓✓ Less than 100 mg/dL. Further
reduction to less than 70 mg/dL is recommended for people with very
high risk.
Alcohol + insulin or sulfonylurea = Ans✓✓✓ hypoglycemia
Alcohol + metformin = Ans✓✓✓ lactic acidosis
Amylin in fuel metabolism Ans✓✓✓ Amylin is secreted along with
insulin from the pancreatic beta cells. Like insulin, it inhibits glucagon
secretion. It also regulates the appearance of glucose in the blood by
slowing gastric emptying and possibly suppressing the appetite.
Anhidrosis Ans✓✓✓ an automatic neuropathis condition which leads
to little or no production of perspiration in the feet and lower legs,
resulting in severely dry and cracked skin.
verified answers
"Light" or "lite" means: Ans✓✓✓ 50% less fat or 1/3 fewer calories
than the regular version
"No sugar added" means: Ans✓✓✓ no sugar or fruit juice added during
processing
"Overweight" is defined as: Ans✓✓✓ -BMI > 85th percentile for age
and sex
-Weight for height > 85th percentile
-Weight > 12-30% above ideal
4 nutrition recommendations and interventions for the prevention of
type 2 diabetes include: Ans✓✓✓ 1) moderate weight loss of 7% of
body weight
2) 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week
3) dietary reduction of fat and calories
4) dietary FIBER intake of 14 gram/ 1,000 kcal, with one-half of grain
intake coming from whole grains.
a normal ABI means what? Ans✓✓✓ Normally, the pressure at both
the ankle and the arm should be approximately the same.
,A person with peripheral artery disease (PAD) would have an ABI of
what ? Ans✓✓✓ In PAD, ankle pressures are lower than arm pressures,
indicating narrowing of the arteries.
Acanthosis Nigricans Ans✓✓✓ velvety brown or black lesions found in
the folds of the skin, most commonly the folds of the neck and axillae.
This is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. In the young, it is
a marker of glucose intolerance and when present should prompt
providers to screen for type 2 diabetes.
According to the ADA, diabetes is diagnosed if any of the following
criteria are met: Ans✓✓✓ - A1C is > 6.5% or fating plasma glucose is
>126mg/dl
-2 hour plasma glucose is > 200 mg/dl during an oral glucose tolerance
test
-random plasma glucose is > 200mg/dl when pt presents with classic
symptoms of hyperglycemia ( polydipsia, polyuria)
Acronym "SMART" used to develop behavioral goals: Ans✓✓✓ S -
Specific - what the person will do
M - Measurable - how much/how often/how many
A - Achievable - can commit
R - Realistic - feels they CAN do it
T - Time bound - specific time period
, ADA recommendations for dietary fat cholesterol management are:
Ans✓✓✓ - saturated fat limited to <7% of total calories
- minimal intake of foods with trans fat
- dietary cholesterol intake <200 mg/day
- two or more servings of fish per week
ADA recommended LDL level: Ans✓✓✓ Less than 100 mg/dL. Further
reduction to less than 70 mg/dL is recommended for people with very
high risk.
Alcohol + insulin or sulfonylurea = Ans✓✓✓ hypoglycemia
Alcohol + metformin = Ans✓✓✓ lactic acidosis
Amylin in fuel metabolism Ans✓✓✓ Amylin is secreted along with
insulin from the pancreatic beta cells. Like insulin, it inhibits glucagon
secretion. It also regulates the appearance of glucose in the blood by
slowing gastric emptying and possibly suppressing the appetite.
Anhidrosis Ans✓✓✓ an automatic neuropathis condition which leads
to little or no production of perspiration in the feet and lower legs,
resulting in severely dry and cracked skin.
