DIABETES, DKA, HHS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNisNtheNgoalNofNdiabetesNmanagement?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
toNoptimizeNglycemicNcontrolNandNminimizeNcomplications
DiabetesNincreasesNwhatNtwoNmajorNcardiovascularNissues?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
heartNattacksNbyN1.8NtimesNandNstrokesNbyN1.5Ntimes
WhereNisNinsulinNproduced?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-inNtheNpancreasNbyNtheNbetaNcells
DiabetesNmellitusNisNaNchronicNmultisystemNdiseaseNcausedNbyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
defectsNinNinsulinNproductionNandNaction
IatrogenicNdiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
inducedNbyNmedicalNtreatment,NoftenNsteroidsN(e.g.NPrednisone)
GestationalNDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNformNofNdiabetesNmellitusNthatNoccursNduringNsomeNpregnancies
WhatNareNtheNdiagnosticNcriteriaNforNDMN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
fastingNbloodNglucoseN>N126,NrandomNserumNglucoseN>N200,NglucoseNtoleranceNtestN>N200N0rNHbA
1CN>N6.5%
WhatNisNhemoglobinNA1C?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
compoundNformedNwhenNglucoseNattachesNorNglycosylatesNtoNtheNproteinNinNhemoglobin
, TypeN1NDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiabetesNofNaNformNthatNusuallyNdevelopsNduringNchildhoodNorNadolescenceNandNisNcharacterizedN
byNaNsevereNdeficiencyNofNinsulin,NleadingNtoNhighNbloodNglucoseNlevels.
TypeN1NDiabetesNRiskNfactorsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
autoimmune,Ngenetic,NandNenvironmentalNfactors
ManifestationsNofNTypeN1NDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
fatigue,NfrequentNurination,NsuddenNweightloss,NwoundsNthatNdoNnotNheal,NsexualNproblems,Nnu
mbnessNorNtinglingNofNhandsNandNfeet,NalwaysNthirsty,NincreasedNvaginalNinfections
ThreeNP'sN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-polyuria,Npolydipsia,Npolyphagia
WhatNisNaNlifeNthreateningNcomplicationNofNuntreatedNdiabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DKA
WhatNisNDKAN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiabeticNketoacidosisN(DKA)NisNcausedNbyNaNprofoundNdeficiencyNofNinsulinNandNisNcharacterizedNb
yNhyperglycemia,Nketosis,Nacidosis,NandNdehydration.
typeN2NdiabetesNmellitusN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
diabetesNinNwhichNeitherNtheNbodyNproducesNinsufficientNinsulinNorNinsulinNresistanceNbyNfatNandN
muscleNcells
WhatNareNtheNriskNfactorsNofNtypeN2Ndiabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
familyNhistory,NracialNandNethnicNpredisposition,NobesityNorNsuddenNweightNgain,Npregnancy,Nphysi
calNinactivity
WhatNisNprediabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
bloodNglucoseNlevelsNthatNareNhigherNthanNnormalNbutNnotNhighNenoughNtoNbeNdiagnosedNwithNdi
abetes
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNisNtheNgoalNofNdiabetesNmanagement?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
toNoptimizeNglycemicNcontrolNandNminimizeNcomplications
DiabetesNincreasesNwhatNtwoNmajorNcardiovascularNissues?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
heartNattacksNbyN1.8NtimesNandNstrokesNbyN1.5Ntimes
WhereNisNinsulinNproduced?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-inNtheNpancreasNbyNtheNbetaNcells
DiabetesNmellitusNisNaNchronicNmultisystemNdiseaseNcausedNbyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
defectsNinNinsulinNproductionNandNaction
IatrogenicNdiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
inducedNbyNmedicalNtreatment,NoftenNsteroidsN(e.g.NPrednisone)
GestationalNDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNformNofNdiabetesNmellitusNthatNoccursNduringNsomeNpregnancies
WhatNareNtheNdiagnosticNcriteriaNforNDMN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
fastingNbloodNglucoseN>N126,NrandomNserumNglucoseN>N200,NglucoseNtoleranceNtestN>N200N0rNHbA
1CN>N6.5%
WhatNisNhemoglobinNA1C?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
compoundNformedNwhenNglucoseNattachesNorNglycosylatesNtoNtheNproteinNinNhemoglobin
, TypeN1NDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiabetesNofNaNformNthatNusuallyNdevelopsNduringNchildhoodNorNadolescenceNandNisNcharacterizedN
byNaNsevereNdeficiencyNofNinsulin,NleadingNtoNhighNbloodNglucoseNlevels.
TypeN1NDiabetesNRiskNfactorsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
autoimmune,Ngenetic,NandNenvironmentalNfactors
ManifestationsNofNTypeN1NDiabetesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
fatigue,NfrequentNurination,NsuddenNweightloss,NwoundsNthatNdoNnotNheal,NsexualNproblems,Nnu
mbnessNorNtinglingNofNhandsNandNfeet,NalwaysNthirsty,NincreasedNvaginalNinfections
ThreeNP'sN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-polyuria,Npolydipsia,Npolyphagia
WhatNisNaNlifeNthreateningNcomplicationNofNuntreatedNdiabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DKA
WhatNisNDKAN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiabeticNketoacidosisN(DKA)NisNcausedNbyNaNprofoundNdeficiencyNofNinsulinNandNisNcharacterizedNb
yNhyperglycemia,Nketosis,Nacidosis,NandNdehydration.
typeN2NdiabetesNmellitusN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
diabetesNinNwhichNeitherNtheNbodyNproducesNinsufficientNinsulinNorNinsulinNresistanceNbyNfatNandN
muscleNcells
WhatNareNtheNriskNfactorsNofNtypeN2Ndiabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
familyNhistory,NracialNandNethnicNpredisposition,NobesityNorNsuddenNweightNgain,Npregnancy,Nphysi
calNinactivity
WhatNisNprediabetes?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
bloodNglucoseNlevelsNthatNareNhigherNthanNnormalNbutNnotNhighNenoughNtoNbeNdiagnosedNwithNdi
abetes