Questions evaluating the knowledge of the disease: |
In your opinion, diabetes is a illness where: |
1-there is too much insulin |
2-there is too little insulin |
3-I don’t know |
What leads to high blood sugar? |
What leads to low blood sugar? |
What is hypoglycemia? |
What are the symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)? |
What are the symptoms of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)? |
What are the symptoms of ketotic coma? |
What are the complications in diabetes? |
What supports normal glucose level in blood? |
What reduces the risk of complications in diabetes? |
How to perform foot care in diabetes? |
What the diabetes patient should control himself/herself? |
What are the rules of nutrition in diabetes? |
What are the physical activity recommendations in diabetes? |
What are the effects using drugs for diabetes? |
1-lower blood sugar level |
2-higher blood sugar level |
3-no effect on the blood sugar level |
4-I don’t know their role or effects |
What is the objective of the diet (nutrition) in diabetes? |
What are the effects of physical activity in diabetes? |
1-lower blood sugar level |
2-higher blood sugar level |
3-no effect on the blood sugar level |
4-I don’t know its role or effects |
What are the effects of Glucagon? |
1-higher blood sugar level |
2-lower blood sugar level |
3-no effect on the blood sugar level |
4-I don’t know its role or effects |
What is the recommended procedure with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)? |
1-eat an extra meal |
2-wait until the condition passes |
3-skip one meal |
4-take an extra dose of the drug |
5-I don’t know |
What is the recommended procedure with high blood sugar (hyperglycemia)? |
When to perform urine tests for acetone? |
How to prevent hypoglycaemia? How to prevent hyperglycaemia? |