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From prevention and symptoms to nutrition and management, there can be a lot to learn about diabetes. Test what you know already with these five questions!

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugar to build up in your blood.

Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Anyone 45 years or older should consider getting tested for diabetes, especially if you are overweight. If you are younger than 45, but are overweight and have one or more additional risk factors, you should consider getting tested.

For more information, visit the Center for Disease Control here.

Which of these is NOT a risk factor for diabetes?
Being a member of Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native, Hispanic, and/or Latino communities
Having low blood pressure
Low physical activity
Having a parent or sibling with diabetes
Correct! Wrong!
Which is NOT a symptom of diabetes?
Sudden change in vision
Sores that are slow to heal
Tingling in the hands and/or feet
Loss of appetite
Correct! Wrong!
Which is the recommended meat portion size?
Softball
Deck of cards
Two open hands
Correct! Wrong!
Which drink is the best option to reduce your daily sugar?
Orange Juice
Sodas
Fruit smoothies
Water infused with fruits or cucumber
Correct! Wrong!
Which activity is NOT recommended for people with diabetes?
Quit smoking
Skip the flu shot
30 minutes of exercise, 5 times per week
Correct! Wrong!

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Thank you for taking the Diabetes IQ quiz! All information in this quiz is sourced from the Center for Disease Control.

Learn more about prevention, management, and care of diabetes on their website!

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About the Author

Sara McCaslin is the editor of Home Care InSight Magazine. She uses film, photography, writing, design and animation to highlight social justice issues. Sara has previous served as editor at The Seattle Globalist and a media educator at the University of Washington, Reel Grrls, and Rain City Rock Camp for Girls.

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