CDE Exam Questions 2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct Answers | New Update

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CDE Exam Questions 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Correct Answers | New
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Which of the following meets the criteria for prediabetes for a female?




A. Fasting glucose of 5.9 mmol/L

B. 2-hour postprandial glucose after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test of 8 mmol/L

C. A1C of 5.8%


D. Waist circumference of 100 cm - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. 2-hour postprandial

glucose after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test of 8 mmol/L


Cortisol - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Glucocorticoid that stimulates gluconeogenesis and

reduces glucose uptake


GIP - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stimulates insulin and glucagon secretion


Glucagon - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Stimulates gluconeogenesis during fasting and

ketogenesis in starvation

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Amylin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Secreted by pancreatic beta cells, reducing the rate of

gastric emptying and stimulating satiety


Growth Hormone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Opposes the effect of insulin and reduces

insulin uptake

Which of the following values is out of the desired range for someone with

T2DM?




A. Time in range: 55%

B. Time below range: 0.5% of values <3.0 mmol/L

C. Time above range: 15% of values between 10.1-13.9 mmol/L


D. Time below range: 2% of values between 3.0-3.8 mmol/L - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A.

Time in range: 55%

Which of the following is correct regarding pathophysiology of microvascular

complications of diabetes?




A. Decreased intraglomerular pressure occurs with diabetic nephropathy

B. Hyperglycemia can lead to an increase in neuronal blood flow

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C. Hyperglycemia can lead to impaired retinal blood flow

D. An increased capillary surface area in the basement membrane of the kidney is

characteristic of diabetic nephropathy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. Hyperglycemia can

lead to impaired retinal blood flow.

Which of these four mechanisms of hyperglycemia-related cellular damage

involved the increased activity of intracellular aldose reductase?

A. Polyol pathway

B. AGEs (advanced glycation end products) pathway

C. Protein kinase C (PKC) pathway


D. Hexosamine pathway - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Polyol pathway


Which of the following is true regarding factors that affect the nutritional needs of

a person with diabetes?




A. People with renal impairment may need to consume more potassium than those

with normal kidney function.

B. Waist circumference should be measured to assess fat distribution in people

with a BMI between 25 and 35kg/m2


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C. BMI provides a more accurate representation of body fat distribution than

weight alone.

D. People with severe hepatic impairment may need to consume more protein than

those with normal liver function. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Waist circumference should

be measured to assess fat distribution in people with a BMI between 25 and

35kg/m2


T or F? There is no such thing as a "diabetic diet" - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True


T or F? People with diabetes can eat up to 15% of their daily energy intake as

sugar - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False. 10%


T or F? A person's BMI value is an approximate representation of their distribution

of excess body fat - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False


T or F? Nutritional therapy interventions are often more difficult for people with

diabetes to implement compared to interventions such as injecting insulin or

glucose monitoring. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True


T or F? When discussing a patient's current eating patterns, an assessment of their

readiness to change should be made by the educator. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True




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