These questions are designed to be a brief active review of the previous article. If for some reason something doesn’t make sense or you want to go back and check something use these links for diabetes type 1 review or diabetes type 2 review.
1. As a physician assistant working in a small family care setting you realize the importance of screening for diabetes in your patients. A heavy set 47 year old man presents for his first physical in “many years.” As part of a routine work up you send off a fasting blood sugar which comes back at 145 mg/dl. What is your next step?
- Have the patient repeat the fasting blood sugar in a few weeks.
- Send off a Hgb A1C
- Begin treatment with a low dose of metformin
- Begin treatment with a sulfonylurea
2. Hgb A1C can be used to monitor glucose levels over what time frame?
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 3 months
- 4 months
3. Which if the following drugs primary function is to increase sensitivity to insulin.
- Metformin
- Pioglitazone
- Lispro
- Glyburide
4. Which of the following types of insulin has an onset of 30-60 minutes?
- NPH
- Regular
- Lente
- Lispro
5. Fruity breath is most commonly associated with what condition?
- DM 1
- DM 2
- Ketoacidosis
- Decreased insulin sensitivity
