DM QUIZ PART 1 BY SAIF ALDEIN

Insulin Actionincrease Triglyceride synthesis Fatty acid synthesis (liver) Lipoprotein lipase activity

Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Insulin suppresses the activity of glycogen synthase

b) Insulin mediates glucose uptake in the brain

c) "Prediabetes" is a condition characterized by an increased risk for the future development of type 2 diabetes

Which of the following confirmed values meet the diagnostic threshold for diabetes?

a) fasting blood glucose ? 140 mg/dl

c) 2 hour post prandial glucose ≥ to 126 mg/dl

d) fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl

Insulin deficiency is associated with

a) Reduced lipolysis

c) Reduced gluconeogenesis

b) Increased ketogenesis

The pathogenesis of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes includes all the following mechanisms except for:

a) Increased glucose production by the liver

b) Impaired insulin secretion

c) Decreased glucose uptake from the skeletal muscle

d) All of the options given are correct

ازييين

The test for checking mean plasma glucose concentration over the previous 8-10 weeks is:

a) Hemoglobin A1c

b) Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

c) Fructosamine test

Which statement best describes the differences between the characteristics of type 1 and type 2 diabetes:

a) persons with type 2 diabetes usually require lower doses of insulin than person with type 1 diabetes because they have a milder form of diabetes

b) persons with type 1 diabetes rapidly develop chronic complications

c) autoimmune factors are involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 but not type 2 diabetes

Which of the following is not a beneficial effect of exercise in people with diabetes:

a) Reduction of triglycerides

Hypoglycaemia

c) increase of insulin sensitivity