Human Nutrition: Chapter 4 Exercise

Internet Exercise Worksheet for Personal Nutrition 10e Chapter 4—The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, and Fiber

Overview: Assess your risk for diabetes and learn more about prevention and complications of diabetes. Directions: 1. Access the website at www.diabetes.org. 2. Point to the tab for “Are You At Risk?” and then click on “Risk Test” within the menu that appears. Click “Let’s Start” and enter your personal information to take the test. 3. Click on the “Diabetes Basics” tab, and then review the information available through the various links on this page. 4. Use the information from the test and the “Diabetes Basics” tab to answer the questions below. Multiple Choice 1) What is the condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for diagnosis as diabetes? a) Type 1 diabetes b) Conditional diabetes c) Prediabetes d) Gestational diabetes 2) What condition associated with diabetes is usually diagnosed in children

and young adults? a) Type 1 diabetes b) Type 2 diabetes c) Gestational diabetes d) Prediabetes 3) What condition contributes to a greater risk or type 2 diabetes? a) Being underweight b) Having low blood pressure c) Age younger than 40 d) Inactive lifestyle 4) Use the Search box at the top of the web page to find the term hypoglycemia.

Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by ____. a) blood sugar at normal levels b) blood sugar levels that are too high

c) iron levels that are too low d) blood sugar levels that are too low True/False 5) Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can be cured.

True False

6) Refer to Living With Diabetes > Complications

(http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/). Some of the complications of diabetes are asthma, schizophrenia, and kidney

disease. True False

7) Refer to Living With Diabetes > Recently Diagnosed > Where Do I Begin With

Type 2 (http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/recently- diagnosed/where-do-i-begin/).

Losing weight can improve your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol. True False