| Q1. Which are the signs and symptoms of high glycemia? What does a diabetic person feel when the level of sugar in the blood is very high? |
At least two: excessive thirst, frequent urination, drink a lot of liquids, eat too much, blurred vision, dizziness/weakness |
| Q2. Which are the signs and symptoms of low glycemia? What does a diabetic person feel when the level of sugar in the blood is very low? |
At least two: hunger, nervous/agitated, mood swings/irritable, confused, excessive sweating, accelerated heart beat |
| Q3. What treatment should be given in cases of low glucose levels? What should you do when the level of sugar in the blood drop a lot? What should you do to increase the amount of sugar in the blood when it is very low? |
Accept general answers: drink juice/milk eat sweets/15 g of carbohydrates |
| Q4. How often should a diabetic individual examine their feet? Once a day? Once a week? Once a month? |
Accept only: daily |
| Q5. Why is it important that diabetic individuals examine their feet? Why should you examine your feet? What should you look for? |
Accept general answers: prevention or detection of problems caused by complications of diabetes. |
| Q6. How often should a diabetic individual see an eye doctor, and why is this important? How often? |
Accept at least once a year AND to diagnose/treat problems of the retina, glaucoma, blindness. |
| Q7. Which is the normal fasting glycaemia? When the person wakes up and checks the level of sugar in the blood, before eating or taking medication, it should be between which values? Which is the normal range for fasting glycaemia? |
Accept variation between 70-80 to 100-120 |
| Q8. Which is the normal value for glycosylated hemoglobin? When a person collects blood to determine the average level of sugar, up to what value is it considered normal? |
Accept normal ≤6% or target ≤7% |
| Q9. How often should a diabetic individual exercise and for how long? How many times a week? How long every day? |
Accept 3 to 5 times a week AND 30-45 minutes each time |
| Q10. Which are the long-term consequences of uncontrolled diabetes? What problem can a diabetic have after some years? |
At least two of the following: sight problems, renal problems/dialysis, amputation, neuropathy/impotence/gastroparesis, cardiovascular diseases |
