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Diabetes: Questions

1. In the last decade, diabetes has almost doubled in the United States (according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services).

1. True
2. False

2. What rank does diabetes have as a leading cause of death in North Carolina (according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services)?
1. 1^st
2. 3^rd
3. 5^th 
4. 10^th

3. Type 2 diabetes was fairly rare among young adults and adolescents, but now it is commonplace in children (according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services).
1. True.
2. False.

4. Compare medical costs for a person with and without diabetes. If the annual medical costs for a person without diabetes equals about $400, what are the medical costs for a person with diabetes cost?
1. $100
2. $200
3. $400
4. $800

5. If untreated, diabetes can cause glucose and fats to remain in the blood that will damage vital organs.
1. True.
2. False

6. Diabetes is also the leading cause of the following:
1. Blindness
2. Heart disease
3. Hypertension
4. Stroke
5. Kidney failure
6. All of the above

7. Diabetes caused how many lower extremity (leg, ankle, foot) amputations per year?
1. 100
2. 500
3. 1000
4. 3000

8. Diabetes significantly affects African Americans and the elderly, populations well represented in North Carolina. 
1. True
2. False

9. If the trends continue, how many people in North Carolina out of 100 will have diabetes Type 2 by 2010 (according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)?
1. 5 people
2. Almost 11 people
3. Almost 25 people

10. Diabetes is linked to obesity. Currently, how many adults in the U.S. out of 100 are overweight or obese?
1. 20
2. 30
3. 40
4. 60

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