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How Much Do You Know About Diabetes?

Put your diabetes knowledge to the test. There's more at stake than whether you get all the answers right. What you learn might help you avoid this dangerous disease.

1. The most common form of diabetes is type 1, the kind that most commonly occurs in children and young people.
True
False
2. If you have diabetes, you will recognize that something is wrong right away.
True
False
3. The incidence of diabetes in the United States is nearing epidemic proportions.
True
False
4. Excess sugar in the blood causes diabetes.
True
False
5. Type 2 diabetes can't be prevented through lifestyle changes alone.
True
False
6. Lifestyle changes are better than medication at preventing type 2 diabetes.
True
False
7. Once you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, nothing can keep it from getting worse.
True
False
8. Some of us have a higher risk of developing diabetes than others do.
True
False
9. If you do not have a family history of type 2 diabetes, you probably are not at risk.
True
False
10. It is easy to get a screening test for diabetes.
True
False



Last updated February 02, 2012


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