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What is insulin?
This is the main hormone involved in diabetes.
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What are carbohydrates?
The main nutrient in food that causes a rise in blood sugar.
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What is lower it?
This is what should happen to your blood sugar when you exercise.
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What are pills and/or injections.
The two different type of medicines that people with diabetes may need to take.
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What is cause an increase.
The effect stress may have on blood sugar.
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What is the pancreas?
The organ that produces insulin.
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What are vegetables?
A good strategy for healthy eating is to fill your half of your plate with these
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What is cardiovascular exercise?
Examples of this type of exercise include walking, swimming and cycling.
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What is metformin.
This medicine makes it easier for your body to use your own insulin or the insulin that you are taking.
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What is every 12-24 months.
How often you should visit your eye care specialist for a retinal screen.
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What is a glucometer?
A machine used to measure blood sugar.
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What is 15 grams?
The number of grams of carbohydrate in one choice or one serving
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What is 150?
The minimum number of minutes of cardiovascular activity that an adult should perform per week.
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What is Diamicron (Gliclazide) or one of the SGLT2 inhibitors.
This pill should be taken with the first meal of the day.
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What is 130/80 or lower.
The blood pressure target for people with diabetes.
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What is hypoglycaemia?
Another word to describe low blood sugar
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What is a balanced snack?
One serving of carbohydrate with some protein is called this
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What is resistance exercise?
When using free weights, exercise bands or your own body weight, you are performing this type of exercise.
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What is insulin.
Eventually, most people with type 2 diabetes will need to take this medication.
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What is 5 or higher.
What your blood sugar should be before driving a car.
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What is A1C, hemoglobin A1C or glycated hemoglobin?
The lab value that measures how well controlled a person's blood sugar has been for the past three months.
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What are saturated fats or trans fats?
One of the two most unhealthy types of dietary fat
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What is 7?
The number of days per week, that an individual should stretch.
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False
True or false, there is scientific evidence that herbal supplements can lower blood sugar.
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What is check feet daily, inspect shoes before inserting feet into them, proper application of lotion, cutting toenails straight across, never soaking feet, dry feet well after washing them, change socks daily, wear well fitted shoes, ask for a referral to a foot care specialist.
Three things that can be done to prevent foot problems.
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