CDE Exam Study Guide Questions And 100% Correct Answers
|Graded A+ (2026/2027)
High-intensity exercise CHO replacement - Answer -30-50g CHO replacement for each hour with
initial duration >60min
HHNS Glucose Level - Answer -Typically >600mg/dL
Most Common Autoimmune Disorder with T1DM - Answer -Thyroid Disorders
Diabetes Prevention Program Efficacy - Answer -58% reduction in T2DM risk
Preconception Glucose Goals - Answer -80-110 fasting, <155 2hrPP
Large Aspirin Doses Risk - Answer ->4g/day can cause increased basal and stimulated insulin
release
In what stage of nephropathy does microalbuminemia occur? - Answer -Stage 3
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,DASH diet definition - Answer -Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Transtheoretical Model - Precontemplation - Answer -Not aware of problem, no intent to
change behavior
Transtheoretical Model - Contemplation - Answer -Aware of problem, intends to change
behavior, may be ambivolent, but aware of reason that behavior needs to change
Transtheoretical Model - Preparation - Answer -Makes plans that will facilitate the health
behavior change
Transtheoretical Model - Action - Answer -Initiation of behavior change
Transtheoretical Model - Maintenance - Answer -Demonstrates the ability to sustain the
behavior change
ADA general population A1C Goal - Answer -<7%
Social Cognitive Theory - Answer -Based on the belief that people learn from observing others
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, Health Belief Model - Answer -Employs patient perceptions of disease susceptibility, illness
severity, barriers to health, and benefits to predict healthy behaviors
Theory of Reasoned Action - Answer -Proposes that behavior change results form interaction
between attitude, subjective norms, and behavior intention
Chronic Care Model - Answer -Assumes that optimal health is achieved when a prepared
proactive healthy team interacts with an informed activated patient
Insulin and Potassium in DKA - Answer -Concurrent potassium infusion in DKA treatment is
necessary while on insulin gtt due to increased potassium uptake by the cells in the presence of
insulin, which can lead to hypokalemia.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Characteristics - Answer -Hyperglycemia
Hyperketonemia
Metabolic acidosis
Osmotic diuresis
Anion gap acidosis
Tx involves:
Volume expansion
Insulin replacement
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|Graded A+ (2026/2027)
High-intensity exercise CHO replacement - Answer -30-50g CHO replacement for each hour with
initial duration >60min
HHNS Glucose Level - Answer -Typically >600mg/dL
Most Common Autoimmune Disorder with T1DM - Answer -Thyroid Disorders
Diabetes Prevention Program Efficacy - Answer -58% reduction in T2DM risk
Preconception Glucose Goals - Answer -80-110 fasting, <155 2hrPP
Large Aspirin Doses Risk - Answer ->4g/day can cause increased basal and stimulated insulin
release
In what stage of nephropathy does microalbuminemia occur? - Answer -Stage 3
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,DASH diet definition - Answer -Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Transtheoretical Model - Precontemplation - Answer -Not aware of problem, no intent to
change behavior
Transtheoretical Model - Contemplation - Answer -Aware of problem, intends to change
behavior, may be ambivolent, but aware of reason that behavior needs to change
Transtheoretical Model - Preparation - Answer -Makes plans that will facilitate the health
behavior change
Transtheoretical Model - Action - Answer -Initiation of behavior change
Transtheoretical Model - Maintenance - Answer -Demonstrates the ability to sustain the
behavior change
ADA general population A1C Goal - Answer -<7%
Social Cognitive Theory - Answer -Based on the belief that people learn from observing others
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, Health Belief Model - Answer -Employs patient perceptions of disease susceptibility, illness
severity, barriers to health, and benefits to predict healthy behaviors
Theory of Reasoned Action - Answer -Proposes that behavior change results form interaction
between attitude, subjective norms, and behavior intention
Chronic Care Model - Answer -Assumes that optimal health is achieved when a prepared
proactive healthy team interacts with an informed activated patient
Insulin and Potassium in DKA - Answer -Concurrent potassium infusion in DKA treatment is
necessary while on insulin gtt due to increased potassium uptake by the cells in the presence of
insulin, which can lead to hypokalemia.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Characteristics - Answer -Hyperglycemia
Hyperketonemia
Metabolic acidosis
Osmotic diuresis
Anion gap acidosis
Tx involves:
Volume expansion
Insulin replacement
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